--- title: Altus Blog | Sarah Leitz description: Altus shares the latest information on their powered and non-powered medical carts, medication delivery carts, and monitor arms as well as industry trends, best practices, and new releases. --- [![Altus Logo.png](https://info.altus-inc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Altus%202cBlkHor_R-3.jpg?width=1496&height=311&name=Altus%202cBlkHor_R-3.jpg "Altus Logo.png")](http://www.altus-inc.com) - [Sample About Page](https://info.altus-inc.com/sample-about) - [Sample Contact Page](https://info.altus-inc.com/sample-contact) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog) # Altus Blog ## Sarah Leitz ## Recent Posts [![](https://info.altus-inc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img-24.jpg)](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/mobile-medical-computer-carts) ## [Mobility in a Mobile Hospital Environment](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/mobile-medical-computer-carts) Apr 20, 2018 1:44:00 PM / by [Sarah Leitz](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/author/sarah-leitz) [0 Comments](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/mobile-medical-computer-carts#comments-listing) Caregivers need to get from point A to point B quickly and easily. Clinicians are likely to walk double the distance in a shift compared to what an average person walks in an entire day! Walking up to five miles a shift wears on them. Heavy equipment and hard-to-control computer carts just add to their fatigue. We’re living in a mobile world where it’s important to understand just how mobile your computer carts on wheels are! Luckily, Altus has the answer. [Read More](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/mobile-medical-computer-carts) [![](https://info.altus-inc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img-30.jpg)](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/2018/4/13/to-power-or-not-to-power-that-is-the-question) ## [To Power or Not to Power? That is the Question!](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/2018/4/13/to-power-or-not-to-power-that-is-the-question) Apr 13, 2018 3:18:00 PM / by [Sarah Leitz](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/author/sarah-leitz) [0 Comments](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/2018/4/13/to-power-or-not-to-power-that-is-the-question#comments-listing) # When does it make sense to use a powered medical cart and when is a non-powered laptop cart ‘good enough’? ### Start by asking yourself a few questions to see if you need a powered mobile cart: - Do you use an EMR for data entry and documentation? - Do you need your carts to be mobile and not tied to a wall plug? - Do you need continuous power to ensure your computer and accessories last an entire shift? Answered yes to one or all of these questions? Then a [powered mobile workstation](https://altus-inc.com/clio-lcd-allinone) is the best option for you! [Read More](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/2018/4/13/to-power-or-not-to-power-that-is-the-question) [![](https://info.altus-inc.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img-36.jpg)](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/ergonomic-cart-benefits) ## [Giving You a Lift](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/ergonomic-cart-benefits) Apr 5, 2018 8:43:00 AM / by [Sarah Leitz](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/author/sarah-leitz) posted in [ergonomics](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/topic/ergonomics) [0 Comments](https://info.altus-inc.com/blog/news/ergonomic-cart-benefits#comments-listing) # Height Adjustability on Medical Carts and the Ergonomic Benefits Caregivers are placed at risk every day when they walk up to a mobile technology cart that is not designed with proper ergonomic benefits or them in mind. Dramatic? You might be surprised to learn that poor adjustable workstation design can create stressful repetitive movements and awkward postures. This can pose as the major risk factor for Musculoskeletal Disorders or MSDs in clinicians. 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