Name of Medical Facility  

Number of Beds in the Facility  

What is your job title?   

1. Your gender:  

     Select One Male Female

2. Highest degree you completed   

     Select One High School Associate Bachelor Master Phd/PharmD MD/DO/OD/DMD/DDS/DVM Other

3. How many years have you been working in medical industry?

     Select One Less than 1 year 1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years More than 21 years

4. Based on the definition provided above, do you use pervasive computing during the course of your work?

     Yes                No

5. If you use a PDA or other wireless device, what operating system does that device employ?

     PalmOS         PocketPC            Don't know

6. Which technologies do you use during course of your work? ( Check as many as apply)

    palm-med

    Nursing PDAs

      Wireless Medical Applications

      PDA-Med-Developer

      PalmVet

      DoctorPalm

      peds-pocketpc

      PDAs for Emergency Services

      AMIA Mobile Computing SIG

      Other, please specify

      None of the above

7. Pervasive computing reduces paperwork

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

8. Pervasive computing reduces the overall work load

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

9. Pervasive computing increases the overall work load

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

10. Pervasive computing allows more time for patient care

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

11. Pervasive computing standardizes planning and care

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

12. Pervasive computing increases the chance for abuse of patient information

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

13. I feel my organization has sufficient safeguards in place that will prevent the abuse of patient information

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

14. I feel comfortable using computer technology

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

15. The use of technology in healthcare reduces costs and improves patient outcomes

     Strongly agree  Agree  Disagree  Strongly disagree  Don’t know

16. Do the benefits of medical technology outweigh the costs of medical technology?

      A. Cost should have no bearing on development/use of medical technology

      B. The benefit are most important, but cost has to be a key consideration in development/use of medical technology.

      C. Cost and benefit should be weighed equally in the development/use of medical technology.

      D. Cost is most important issue in development/use of medical technology.

      E. Don’t know

17. In your opinion, what is the top benefit of increased use of the Internet and other IT in healthcare?

      A. It will help streamline administrative processes.

      B. It will lead to better financial decision making

      C. It will help reduce medical errors

      D. It will lead to clinical improvements, such as use of best practices

      E. Other  

18. In your opinion, what is the main drawback of increasing use of the Internet and other IT in healthcare?

      A. Privacy issues

      B. Cost to healthcare organizations

      C. Consumer information overload

      D. Misinformation or too much conflicting information

      E. Other  

19. Do you believe the increasing use of technology and the Internet poses a threat to medical records privacy?

      A. Yes, it poses a major threat to patient privacy

      B. Yes, it poses a minor threat to patient privacy

      C. The threat to patient privacy is no more or less than in the past

      D. No, it poses no threat to patient privacy

      E. Don’t know

20. Do you predict the future of pervasive computing in medical industry will lead to a standard reporting system for patient information?

     Yes              No