Inside Healthcare Computing ENews Update
July 7, 2008 Issue
EncounterPRO Healthcare Resources Announces Signing of Three New Clients
WiFiMed Holdings Company, Inc., a provider of physician workflow solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, EncounterPRO Healthcare Resources, Inc., has signed three new clients. Lafayette Pediatric Clinic in Oxford, MS, Faugot Pediatrics in Iberia, LA and the Pediatric and Adolescent Center in Lewes, DE have all decided to employ the EncounterPRO EHR to efficiently and accurately document patient encounters and to facilitate office operations. The practices range from small to mid sized offices that are eager to take advantage of all the benefits electronic record systems have to offer.
Lafayette Pediatric Clinic and Faugot Pediatrics have already completed the EncounterPRO EHR proficiency instruction and have smoothly incorporated the workflow management program into their daily operations. With implementation instruction scheduled in July, WiFiMed Holdings is confident that the Pediatric and Adolescent Center offices will make a near effortless transition to the EncounterPRO EHR , thereby increasing operational efficiency dramatically.
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InTouch Health Announces Launch of New Product Feature to Transform Stroke Care Through Remote Presence Telestroke Networks
InTouch Technologies, Inc., a Remote Presence health care solutions company, announced the launch of a new product feature, StrokeRESPOND, to extend the functionality of its Remote Presence robotic technology for stroke experts. The Company’s stroke solution is part of a focused initiative to develop telestroke networks to enhance stroke care.
Stroke is an application for Remote Presence. Remote Presence (RP-7) systems have already been deployed in stroke networks around the country, with results including improved geographical reach of stroke specialists and more timely delivery of appropriate stroke care. These networks have also resulted in enhanced stroke education and awareness throughout the community, further improving stroke care and patient outcomes.
StrokeRESPOND is an enhancement to the Remote Presence platform and has been designed specifically to support the expert physician’s acute stroke management workflow. Data elements relevant to the management of the stroke patient can be entered into a secure Web site as they are captured by the ED staff and accessed immediately by the consulting stroke expert directly through the RP-7 system. StrokeRESPOND enhances process flexibility and rapid clinical decision-making. StrokeRESPOND combined with the RP-7 provides the specialist with relevant information to deliver efficient, state-of-the-art stroke care.
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Sacred Heart Hospital Deploys ArcMail Defender to Support Compliance Efforts
In an effort to meet certain compliance standards outlined by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), Sacred Heart Hospital, a regional medical facility it Eau Claire, WI has deployed ArcMail Technology’s Defender, an email archiving and management solution that runs seamlessly in the background of the hospital’s network infrastructure.
ArcMail Defender is a self-contained email archiving appliance, and all necessary software and storage hardware are included within the Defender solution. Since installing Defender, Sacred Heart Hospital has been able to increase server capacity by 30 to 40 percent. The hospital has also seen improvements in employee productivity as Defender has reduced document retrieval time from hours to minutes, eliminated the hassles of full mailboxes or the need to manually archiving personal email.
