{"id":72537,"date":"2016-09-19T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techvibes.com\/?p=72537"},"modified":"2016-09-19T23:32:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T03:32:24","slug":"microsoft-technology-program-improves-patient-experience","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/magazine\/microsoft-technology-program-improves-patient-experience","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Technology Program Improves Patient Experience for Kids in Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hopsitals are rarely fun for patients\u2014especially kids, who have little to distract them from the dreary white walls of their confinement.<\/p>\n<p>Through a with Microsoft Canada and <a href=\"http:\/\/give.childrensmiraclenetwork.ca\/\">Children\u2019s Miracle Network<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcchf.ca\">BC Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a> has launched the Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids program, which aims to change how patients experience hospitals. The program, abbreviated to CLICK, is designed to improve the patient experience through the power of play and connectivity to the outside world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to Microsoft, the CLICK program now provides more of our patients the opportunity to remain connected to their interests, friends and family, as well as much needed distraction from the serious conditions that brought them to the hospital.\u201d said Teri Nicholas, President and CEO of BC Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation.\u00a0 \u201cThe strength of this program lies in both the activity options available to children of all ages and the specialist provided by CLICK funding, which helps patients use the technology to its full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Technologies provided include laptops with Skype, Windows tablets, and Xbox consoles. To ensure everyone can take advantage of the technology, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/\">Microsoft Canada<\/a> also funds a Child Life Specialist to teach the children and their parents how to use it effectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnology can enhance a child\u2019s experience and provide a sense of normalcy for children while at the hospital,\u201d said Janet Kennedy, President of Microsoft Canada, who attended BC Children\u2019s Hospital to mark the contribution.\u00a0 \u201cCLICK is a program we strongly believe in. It is an important piece of our commitment to young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the past 13 years, Microsoft Canada has been supporting our member hospitals through truly unique and innovative initiatives,\u201d said Adam Starkman, Chief Development Officer, Children\u2019s Miracle Network Canada. \u201cThrough the evolution of technology, together with the development of the CLICK program, sick and injured children are receiving the treatments they need to help them get to their best selves, while allowing them to stay connected to their communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since its first hospital launch in 2005, Microsoft Canada has provided over $1.85 million to support the implementation of the CLICK program at six other pediatric centres in Canada, including The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Alberta Children&#8217;s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/borndigital.com\/2016\/03\/14\/microsoft-expands-cloud-services-in-canada-2016-03-14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopsitals are rarely fun for patients\u2014especially kids, who have little to distract them from the dreary white walls of their confinement. Through a with Microsoft Canada and Children\u2019s Miracle Network, BC Children\u2019s Hospital has launched the Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids program, which aims to change how patients experience hospitals. 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