The entire healthcare industry is undergoing tremendous change, driven in part by new legislation (for example, HIPAA in the United States). At the same time, the pressure to do more with less has never been more intense, and it is forcing the entire industry to find better and more cost-effective ways to “do business.”
Many organizations are looking to technology-based solutions to help close the gap in services and maintain the level of care and control that is crucial to the healthcare system as a whole.
WIC for Healthcare
WIC provides the healthcare industry with a variety of solutions to optimize communications and share critical information so that important decisions can be based upon the most up-to-date information. WIC leverages the BlackBerry® infrastructure, which among other things, supports data solutions on the BlackBerry via WiFi networks.
Pager Replacement
Wallace Wireless provides a BlackBerry-based pager replacement solution capable of replacing pagers for medical professionals.
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For doctors who need to receive alerts, regardless of any system outages that may occur.
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For administrators who need to over-ride personal device settings to ensure that an alarm sounds on the recipient’s BlackBerry smartphone at all times.
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For administrators and medical professionals who need up-to-date contact information on their BlackBerry smartphone so that they can reliably send pages while away from the desk.
Continuity of Operations
The importance of preparing for emergency situations is something that hospitals are very familiar with. Part of any emergency planning process must involve a communication plan, and many medical institutions have found WIC’s Business Continuity portfolio to be the ideal solution for them.
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Ensure healthcare workers have access to the most up-to-date information available
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Ensure that all hospital workers can be contacted in seconds should an emergency occur.
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Ensure that key emergency responders have all the information they need to perform their roles, available on their hip for when they need it most.
Forms
As untold thousands of healthcare-related processes move from paper to electronic format, the focus is often on the PC, at the expense of wireless devices. And yet, so much of the Healthcare workforce is mobile. Wallace Wireless provides a suite of straight-forward applications that enable data collection and database synchronization to the BlackBerry device. Almost any process can be mobilized with WIC:
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Increase the accuracy of clinical and billing information by allowing home care workers to submit reports on patient visits from the field.
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Enable facilities workers to dispatch maintenance tickets and submit work orders on the go.
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Allow facilities workers to record building inspections and request repairs while on-site.
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Enable workers to scan in and track medical equipment throughout its lifecycle.