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66 Healthcare IT News ■ February 2008 vENdoRS www.HealthcareITNews.com Cisco tests new telehealth product in Scotland By CHIP MEaNs, Web Editor – A new telehealth tool, developed by Cisco Systems, Inc., that combines video, audio and call center technology with medical diagnostic equipment is facing a test run overseas. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary of Scotland, the Scottish Centre for Telehealth and the National Health Service of Scotland have launched a trial of the HealthPresence remote SAN JOSE, CA care tool, system, which was “healthpresence is an asset to improve the which uses launched in October equip2006. Some 100 quality of telephone advice and triage. Being ment such providers in more able to visualize and have physical parameters on as stethothan 40 countries a patient will improve patient care.” scopes and implemented the – Dr. Karyn Webster and Dr. Fiona Mair otoscopes, TelePresence system as well as a within its first year of vital signs monitor that can mea- of the patient. availability. sure blood pressure, temperature, The system, developed by Cisco’s “HealthPresence is an asset to pulse rate and pulse oximetry, to Internet Business Solutions Group, improve the quality of telephone capture the physiological condition is based on the Cisco TelePresence advice and triage,” said Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s Dr. Karyn Webster and Dr. Fiona Mair. “Being able to visualize and have physiological parameters on a patient will improve patient care.” The Scottish Centre for Telehealth establishes best practices and develops standards, protocols and processes to support telehealth solutions. The center supports projects that advance TElEHEalTH see page 68 CoNTEsT Continued from page 65 If it’s not sealed, it’s not Datalux. Resists microbial growth, airborne germs, and the occasional spray. Zero tolerance for contamination? The all-in-one IPIX computer from Datalux is designed to fight the spread of healthcare-associated infections. Antimicrobial additives attack growth on the surface. Fan-less operation prevents circulation of bacteria in the air. And a sealed case means you can safely disinfect without the risk of damaging the computer. Compatible with any mobile cart or wall mount, you can be confident the IPIX all-in-one can handle your toughest environment. For more details call 800-DATALUX or www.datalux.com. independent agency, which validated the votes and declared Lockport the winner. One of the rules of the contest stipulated that only one vote per computer per day would be counted. Among other guidelines set forth by Siemens, the hospital could have no more than 150 beds, it couldn’t have an on-site MRI service, and the video it submitted had to be created entirely by hospital staff. Also, contest rules stipulated that the winning hospital must be able to install the MRI on-site within six months of the contest. Randy Hill, vice president of Siemens Medical Solutions’ Service Division, said Siemens met two goals with this contest - one to create awareness about the lack of access to on-site, fixed MRI technology in rural communities, and the other to create awareness about the company’s new $800,000 Magnetom Essenza MRI, which was brought to market in October 2007. Clare Haar, chief executive officer of 134-bed Lockport Memorial Hospital, accepted the award on behalf of the hospital, saying, “This was a win for the entire community. Our hospital has benefited greatly from all the media coverage, and we feel that overall this contest’s impact has been extremely positive for us. The new MRI will be a tremendous benefit to the services that we provide and will improve quality of care.” Sumter Regional, a 143 bedcommunity non-profit hospital, submitted its “Blown Away” video to the contest, depicting the destructive tornado that swept through Americus in March, wiping out the hospital and its services. The hospital plans to open a new facility in 2010. “Today’s announcement has made winners of us all,” said David Seagraves, president and CEO of Sumter Regional Hospital, at a Jan. 25 press conference announcing the gift. “Siemens stands in solidarity with Sumter and hopes that the donation of the MAGNETOM ESSENZA will play an important role in helping the facility start anew and offer the best care possible,” he said. ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: coNteSt 0208 sEE us aT HIMss08 BooTH #2215 e ● Connect: Datalux 0208 ● http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.datalux.com http://www.datalux.com http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=8644 http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=8717

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