USING WIDE AND

LARGE SCREENS TO

IMPROVE CARETips and tools for using large screen clinical devices

Backgound and Objective

Most of us are surrounded by larger screens. But we often don’t know how to use them effectively

Learn to set up and configure large screens.

Use software features that exploit large and multiple screens

Widescreen Advantages Side by side material fits more

naturally.

More readable.

Easy to share with others, especially patients at the point of care.

Increases productivity by reducing windows management and increasing screen real estate.

Reduces stress and may even improv health by enabling multiple ways of interacting with the screen

Improves usability of programs.

Expanded Screen Real Estate

The larger,

widescreens

enable

several

sections of

the chart to

be opened

and

compared at

the same

time.

For both Windows and Mac environments

Setting up and using Exernal monitors

Connecting LaptopsA computer’s monitor/video ports vary by manufacturer and may require adaptors

Identify ports

compatible with the

target monitor.

Connect the

appropriate cable from

your laptop to the

monitor.

Adjusting and Arranging the

Screens

Most computers running Windows 7 and Mac OS X will automatically detect monitors.

Windows:

Right click on the desktop > Choose Screen Resolution

Arrange and adjust the monitors

Mac:

Apple menu > System Preferences > Displays

Adjust and arrange the resolution and screen displays

Important! To maximize screen real-estate: “Extend these displays” on Windows PC’sUncheck “Mirror Displays” on Mac

ComputersMay reverse this for Presentations or Projections

Hidden gems in PowerChart

Exploiting Features for Large and Multiple Screens

Exploiting Windows on Large

Screens

Organizer & Chart

Lists & Chart

Messages & Charts

Chart and Insurance Web pages (prior auths)

Win 7 Aero Snap and Cinch on the

Mac

Snaps windows to exactly ½ screen to

easily arrange the items needed for any

task

Often need to be browsing more than

one section of the chart for efficient

decision making or for education

PowerChart “Tear Off”

Opens the current part of the chart in it’s own window

Navigate other sections of the chart while keeping the desired section open

View Multiple Applications

Snap one

application

to one side

and use for

education,

reference or

document

enhancemen

t.

And Live Life Well

Experiment with Large Screens