United States hospitals and clinics are relying increasingly on 3Com wireless network solutions to streamline patient-to-physician communications and accelerate patient care. Registration and diagnose for patients, scheduling procedures, and administering medications are completed with greater efficiency than ever before.
Holland Community Hospital (HCH), a 213-bed facility in Holland, Michigan, is using the 3Com solution to deliver wireless bedside charting. Clinicians access charting data via the hospital's modular patient care application, PerSe's Patient 1, using wireless laptops. HCH also uses the AirConnect solution to streamline prescription fulfillment via the network-driven Patient 1 application, enabling physicians to prescribe medications at patient bedsides. The order instantly appears on a pharmacy PC pop-up screen, eliminating the need for physicians to hand-write prescriptions and courier or fax them to pharmacies. Medical staff also use the wireless access to Patient 1 to retrieve radiology test images, such as MRIs, CAT scans, and X-rays at patients' bedsides.
In the fast-paced West Michigan Cardiology Clinic in Grand Rapids, the AirConnect solution is streamlining patient scheduling and treatments for scores of outpatients. Providing nearly fifty patients a day with a full range of cardiology services, including EKGs and vascular echocardiographies, the clinic's 12-person staff often works in hallways outside examination rooms where patient charts reside.
"Nurses, in particular, are constantly coming and going to and from our exam rooms, preparing patients", stated Judy Burns, the clinic's office manager. "With our wireless laptop in the hallway, we can answer phone calls, schedule appointments, and answer doctors' questions about patient histories, without having to rush back to our wired desktops to pull up appropriate files." More details here.
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