Lionville iCart with Pelham Sloane PS1500M Raises the Bar on Nurse Productivity and Convenience.SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- Lionville Systems' iCart(R) for Point of Care utilizing the Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" Sloane all-in-one PC See all-in-one. with an Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor combines the most advanced characteristics of today's medication carts with full-powered, touch-screen enabled mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings . Lionville (www.lionville.com), a leading manufacturer of medication and anesthesia carts, pharmacy fixtures and medication cabinets for healthcare environments worldwide, developed its iCart to meet the needs of hospitals seeking to utilize barcode medication software and other clinical programs. The mobile medication distribution platform supports nurses in administering to patients at bedside. In addition to enabling the tracking of medications and maintaining constant contact with the hospital's information network, the iCart combines keyless entry keyless entry: see lock and key. , auto-locking, and motion sensors to help reduce medication errors medication error Malpractice An error in the type of medication administered or dosage. See Adverse effect, Error. . Lionville's vice president for sales and marketing, Tobin Williams, calls the PS1500M the "perfect solution to marry the needs of mobile computing with the functionality of the Lionville iCart." Williams adds, "The PS1500M's lighter weight, wider screen and appealing all-in-one packaging differentiates Lionville's iCart from competitors." Hospitals that order the iCart may request that it be configured with a Pelham Sloane (www.pelhamsloane.com) PS1500M. The Pelham Sloane PS1500M excels in mobile applications because its energy efficiency reduces battery loads and offers twice the operating time between battery charges without sacrificing performance. The PS1500M's true one-piece design eliminates the need to integrate a computer cabinet into the iCart, reducing installation and maintenance costs and providing more cart space to be dedicated to medications and medical equipment. At less than 13 pounds, the PS1500M also reduces the total weight of the iCart by as much as 20 pounds versus other all-in-one solutions. The PS1500M provides the iCart's wireless connection to the hospital network through its integrated WiFi (802.11b/g) feature. At maximum load, the PS1500M draws 40-45 watts of power compared to the 200 watts or more required by traditional Pentium class Refers to a Pentium CPU chip or to a PC that uses the chip. The term is also used for non-Intel CPUs that are Pentium compatible, such as the Athlon chips from AMD. See P6 class. desktop computers. In this application, a PS1500M-equipped Lionville iCart can operate unplugged for 8-10 hours, as compared to 4-6 hours with legacy cart computers that are typically running at significantly lower processing speeds. In addition, the Pentium M A family of CPUs from Intel that are part of its Centrino brand for mobile computing. Introduced in 2003 at speeds up to 1.6 GHz, it was formerly code named "Banias." Introduced in 2004, the second-generation Pentium M (code named "Dothan") uses the same chip package but is built with 90 processor emits so little heat that the internal fan used to cool it is essentially silent. Chris Miller Chris Miller is the name of:
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