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Science and Technology
Tue, April 7, 2009
Mon, April 6, 2009
Polycom, Inc.: Polycom Delivers Mobile Telepresence Solution for Healthcare
PLEASANTON, CA and CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 6, 2009) - HIMSS09 CHICAGO, Booth No. 412 -- Polycom, Inc. (
Polycom is demonstrating the new Polycom Practitioner Cart HDX, along with other voice, video and mobility solutions for medical and healthcare applications at the [ HIMSS09 ] Conference and Expo taking place April 4-8 at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago (Polycom booth no. 412).
"Time to delivery of care is critically important, particularly in stroke and other emergent conditions where getting patients connected quickly to the right specialist can provide better outcomes and even save lives. Mobile solutions also play a key role in day-to-day clinical outpatient and inpatient settings, where maneuverable technology can enhance the quality of care within facilities by providing access to specialists that might otherwise not be available," said Dr. Andrew Watson, medical director of the Center for Connected Medicine located at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center corporate headquarters. "The Polycom Practitioner Cart provides us with a mobile, flexible telehealth solution that can bring clinical expertise quickly to the point of care, including rural emergency rooms. The ability to connect medical devices and transmit sounds, images and video instantly with clarity helps our physicians to facilitate treatment remotely with confidence."
"The ability to bring technology to the patient point of care is more important than ever in today's dynamic healthcare environment. Polycom worked closely with our telehealth advisory council, comprised of leading industry experts, to develop a telehealth solution for real-world applications," said Ron Emerson RN-BSN, global director of healthcare for Polycom, board member of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and chairman of the ATA industry council. "The Polycom Practitioner Cart is well suited for a broad range of applications such as emergency and trauma, stroke, psychiatry, cardiology, and dermatology, and can be used in a variety of environments from hospitals, emergency rooms, rural medical centers, skilled nursing facilities and even local, state and federal incarceration facilities."
The Polycom Practitioner Cart enables medical professionals to connect with patients regardless of time or distance constraints, thereby improving access to quality care. Medical and non-medical peripheral devices can be easily connected to the telepresence system via an integrated switch box and connection panel, allowing real-time images to be shared in high resolution (e.g. images of a patient's throat, ears or skin). The system interoperates with all standards-based medical peripheral devices and has the ability to run in-band stethoscopes, which provides unparalleled quality for listening to heart and lung sounds in real time, while still giving the clinician the ability to view the patient. Healthcare professionals can also use the system for broadcasting medical procedures for education or mentoring purposes.
The Polycom Practitioner Cart is specifically constructed to meet the needs of mobile telehealth applications. The cart's small footprint is designed around a durable, enclosed cart frame that is easy to clean, protects internal electronic components from spills and fluids, and provides the ultimate in maneuverability and flexibility. The system features AES encryption for HIPAA compliancy and the power system is UL 60601 compliant for use in patient care environments. It is provisioned for wireless with battery power and wireless antenna, and provides an enclosed compartment for a laptop to enable clinicians to access pertinent data or other network applications during care.
The Polycom Practitioner Cart HDX is an integrated part of the industry's most advanced and flexible solution for broad-scale visual communication. In addition to video solutions for medical and healthcare environments, Polycom [ SpectraLink® Wireless Telephones ] have improved healthcare communications since the early 1990s. The open standards-based SpectraLink 8000 Series telephones will serve as the first and only mobile endpoints in the [ HIMSS09 Interoperability Showcase ], which highlights the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise's ([ IHE ]) common framework for delivering applications interoperability across local, regional, and national health information exchanges. (See press release dated April 2nd -- Polycom Mobility Solutions to be Showcased at HIMSS09)
Pricing and Availability
The new Polycom Practitioner Cart HDX is now available through certified Polycom channel partners.
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