Henry Mayo: Improving physician efficiency with the Internet of Things

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif., wanted to enable doctors to spend less time at computers and more time at the bedside. The hospital created an intelligent system based on Microsoft technologies that vastly speeds up access to patient data. The system connects new thin-client devices and its physicians' own devices to existing datacenters and systems, creating anywhere, anytime access to data — from patient records to test results, prescriptions and more. By focusing on this one aspect of its business, the hospital is able to provide better care while vastly improving doctor efficiency.