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Sorry, but I'd have to disagree with most of this post. Infection control could surely be an issue, but letting someone bring in their laptop from home would obviate this concern. From a medical viewpoint, sometimes "resting" the mind is the worst way to recover from an injury or illness, it is not physically strenous to use a computer, and if you allow them to watch TV or read a newspaper, they are being exposed to the same stressors that the internet would expose them to. As far as not being a hotel, that is true, but customer service is much more of a focus than it has been in the past, which means thinking more like a hotel is going to result in higher patient satisfaction levels. Ann >>> Jeri Belcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12:01:16 PM Wednesday, March 15, 2006 >>> All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== We absolutely do not do this, for many many reasons. We don't provide computers, since Infection Control would be a major issue. AND, more importantly, patients are here to get well. We are a hospital, not a hotel. Once they are well, they can go home, and get back on their computer, but while they are here, they need to rest their minds and bodies to get well. Trying to control access to certain websites would be next to impossible. Can you imagine the ramifications if our patients access illegal or immoral websites on the hospital's internet link? What if the patient accessed information that triggered a heart attack, or ??? . Could the family sue us for allowing the patient to get on the internet? Best of luck if you choose to go down this road. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
