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Christine Harland Williams
Christine Harland Williams is President of Harland Communications and tracks handheld solutions used in the enterprise. She can be reached at ppme@harlandwebs.com.

Published articles
The following 8 articles by Christine Harland Williams have been published in ZATZ magazines.

How mobile physician order entry can help healthcare providers reduce costs
Today, leading authorities in healthcare agree that CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) and mobile technologies such as handheld devices are two information technology trends that will significantly impact the healthcare industry's future. This article, by Christine Harland Williams show how mobile physician order entry systems based on PDAs can help healthcare provides reduce costs. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, July 2004]

Facing nuclear proliferation threats, Los Alamos National Laboratory gets creative with handhelds
To help border patrol officers, police and emergency workers prevent someone from getting a nuclear weapon into the US and detonating it, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists have developed a hand-held nuclear isotope identifier that can detect and identify a source of radiation and wirelessly send data about it to experts who can provide further analysis. Read this fascinating article to find out how it's protecting America's borders. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, February 2004]

LinCo Services drives efficiencies with handheld route delivery application
Route delivery, traditionally a low-tech enterprise, is in a time of transition--thanks to new Palm OS handheld applications that are improving efficiency and providing route drivers unprecedented access to customer information. Christine Harland Williams will show you how LinCo Services has improved its route delivery business by deploying the MiniMate handheld solution on wireless Palm handhelds. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, May 2002]

Kaiser Permanente patient handling teams get a lift from Palm handhelds
Kaiser Permanente is one of a growing number of healthcare organizations using Palm handhelds to cut costs, eliminate paperwork, and improve patient care. Christine Harland Williams will show you why their simple handheld application demonstrates how organizations can start small when it comes to using handheld technology and still realize significant benefits and ROI. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, February 2002]

How Palm applications are helping homeland security
TriTech Software Systems' Voyager family of applications for police, fire, EMS, public safety, and similar agencies were originally designed to allow field personnel to access critical incident information, query the Criminal Justice Information Systems database, transmit data, record incident details, and write tickets from a Palm handheld. Now, Christine Harland Williams will show you how the events of September 11 have now placed these Palm handheld applications at the center of state, federal, and private efforts to bolster homeland security and improve emergency response as well. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, February 2002]

Palm handhelds deliver mobility to growing ice business
For yet another fascinating look at how Palm handhelds are being used in the real world, Christine Harland Willians presents the story of Rosenberger Ice, which has outfitted its drivers with Palm VII handhelds with a real-time order management application. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, December 2001]

Upward mobility: Palm handhelds fight poverty with field service efficiency
Since 1973, ACCION International has been providing small or "micro" loans to help impoverished people around the world work their way out of poverty. The labor-intensive and expensive task has been made easier and more affordable thanks to an innovative field service Palm OS solution created by ACCION International. In this article, Christine Harland Williams will show you how this CrediPalm application is being used to aid small businesses throughout Latin America. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, November 2001]

Palm handhelds treat home health ills
In its effort to reduce paperwork for its clinicians through the use of Palm Powered handhelds, VNA Home Health Systems has found a way to attract applicants, improve documentation accuracy and reporting turnaround time, cut costs, boost clinician satisfaction, and enhance point-of-service decision support. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, October 2001]




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