News@Cisco: Healthcare NewsNews@Cisco: Healthcare News (the 20 most recent stories)Cisco Helps Palomar Pomerado Health Open 'Hospital of the Future' Three Years Ahead of Schedule - In Second Life- February 25, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. - HIMSS CONFERENCE - Feb. 25, 2008 - Cisco&174; and Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) today cut the ribbon on a new hospital in the online virtual world "Second Life." The virtual hospital, a simulation of a real-world hospital campus due to open in 2011, gives visitors the opportunity to tour the hospital years before its doors actually open The virtual hospital showcases the rich assortment of design and technology innovations planned for the real-world Palomar West ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022508d.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Hea... Quality of Care, Medicare Cutbacks are Key Issues Driving Healthcare IT- February 25, 2008 ORLANDO (Feb. 25, 2008) - Delivery of quality healthcare is driving investments in clinical technology, including electronic medical records (EMR) and technology that reduces medical errors, such as computerized practitioner order entry (CPOE), suggest results of the 19th Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey, sponsored by Cisco&174;. Medicare cutbacks and managed care fee reductions are creating uncertainty about the ability to fund such ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022508e.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Hea... Cisco Drives Innovation in Healthcare with Enhanced Mobility Solutions, Industry Collaboration- February 25, 2008 SAN JOSE, Calif., February 25, 2008 - Cisco&174; announced today that it has enhanced its Mobility Healthcare portfolio with a set of integrated solutions designed to rapidly improve patient care and staff productivity for healthcare organizations around the globe. The integrated solutions combine Cisco's Unified Wireless Network with new Cisco Compatible Extensions and technology partner offerings in the areas of Mobile Care and Location-Aware services, as well as to Cisco's Secure Wireless ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022508.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Heal... Cisco Helps Leading UK NHS Trust Cut Treatment and Hospital Waiting Times from Weeks to Days- February 20, 2008 LONDON, February 20, 2008 - Faster treatment, reduced waiting times and better use of NHS resources are some of the improvements which patients in parts of Liverpool and Merseyside are experiencing with the deployment of Cisco networking technology at St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust has implemented a Community of Interest Network (COIN) based on Cisco technology. It links 160 general practitioner (GP) surgeries, health centres and acute hospitals to enable healthcare ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022008b.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Hea... Residential Facility Stays on Right Track with Wireless Location Tracking- February 19, 2008 February 19, 2008 Business Challenge Delta View Habilitation Centre is a residential care facility in Delta, British Columbia. The facility cares for seniors and others who are no longer able to safely live independently in their own homes. Delta View maintains a ratio of one care giving staff member for each six residents across a two-building campus, each housing 40 beds. Delta View required a solution that would allow staff to track the location and ensure ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/canada/news/2008/ts_02-19.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=... Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center Uses Cisco Unified Communications to Help Teachers and Staff Collaborate Across Workspaces- February 12, 2008 SAN JOSE, Calif. - February 12, 2008 - The Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center, named for the former Secretary of State, today announced that it has deployed Cisco Unified Communications to help staff become increasingly mobile so that they can collaborate from any workspace, and to help students gain exposure to technology to help them gain a competitive advantage as they graduate and move into the workforce. Urban Ventures Leadership Center, a non-profit organization located in ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_021208d.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Hea... Hospital Deploys Wireless Solution to Enhance Patient Bedside Care- February 5, 2008 February 5, 2008 Business Challenge Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital (JBMH) is a mid-sized hospital, situated west of Toronto and serving the growing community of Burlington. The hospital first opened in 1961 as a 228-bed healthcare facility and was expanded to 420 beds a decade later. Following major restructuring in the 1990s, the hospital reduced the number of inpatient beds and expanded the ambulatory care and day surgery departments. At present, the hospital has 265 ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/canada/news/2008/ts_02-05.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=... |