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Media Alert: Polycom to Demonstrate Connected Healthcare Solutions at HIMSS11 Including Its Newly Launched SpectraLink 8400 Series Handsets
ORLANDO, FL, Feb 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM)
Who
Polycom, Inc., a global leader in unified communications (UC), will
demonstrate its connected healthcare solutions at HIMSS11 Annual
Conference and Expo.
What
Polycom continues to play a leading role in helping healthcare
organizations further integrate communication technologies to improve
patient care and outcomes. The Polycom connected healthcare
demonstration at HIMSS11 (booth no. 2800) exemplifies how seamless
patient and caregiver communications can occur regardless of
location, thereby improving patient outcomes and saving time and
money for all involved. Highlights include the company's
telemedicine, administration, medical education and mobility
solutions. Below are some additional highlights from the Polycom
Connected Healthcare demo at HIMSS11.
Telemedicine
Polycom breaks down distance barriers and facilitates
communication between patients, practitioners, specialists, and
healthcare administrators utilizing collaborative standards based
voice and video solutions. This year at HIMSS11, Polycom will
demonstrate the following:
-- Polycom Practitioner Cart(R) HDX(R) The Practitioner Cart is
specifically designed for mobile telehealth applications. Medical
peripheral devices can be connected for live images to be shared of a
patient's throat, ears, or skin, for example.
-- Polycom UC Intelligent Core Solutions such as Polycom Converged
Management Application (CMA) 4000/5000 and CMA Desktop allow
healthcare providers to centrally manage and deploy visual
communication across the entire organization including administrators,
educators, and practitioners in their home offices.
-- Polycom HDX(R) 4000 Series The HDX 4000 high definition,
standards-based desktop video conferencing system supports high
definition video calls and is your desktop monitor for viewing
browser-based images like EHR or for viewing live telehealth sessions.
Polycom telemedicine solutions will be also featured in a number of
partner booths including AT&T, CDW, HP, Microsoft, ShoreTel, Siemens
and Verizon.
Mobility & Applications
The Polycom SpectraLink 8400 Series
features an open application platform and developer-friendly browser
capabilities to support enterprise and industry-specific applications
such as nurse call in hospitals. The phones are available with an
integrated barcode reader delivering a revolutionary voice,
application and data capture solution unlike any currently available
platform in the market. In a hospital environment, the integrated
barcode reader and interface allows a nurse to quickly scan and
transfer barcode information from a prescription from the phone.
-- Medical Cart Barcode Integration: SpectraLink 8450 handsets integrate
with Howard Medical Carts to improve medication administration
accuracy while increasing staff efficiency by simplifying data entry
through an integrated barcode scanner.
-- Remote Mobile Video Monitoring: SpectraLink 8400 series handsets allow
mobile workers to view webcam images while moving throughout the
hospital to improve patient care and security.
-- Nurse Call Integration: SpectraLink 8400 handsets and Polycom
VVX(R) 1500 integrate voice and text messaging with the
Rauland-Borg Responder 5 nurse call system using industry-standard SIP
VoIP technology to improve responsiveness and patient satisfaction.
-- Improving Nurse Workflows: SpectraLink 8400 handsets and Polycom VVX
1500 integrate with simulated nursing management application to
illustrate the significant workflow improvements that can be realized
through healthcare application integration.
SpectraLink 8400 Series wireless handsets are also being demoed and
displayed by many of Polycom's healthcare solution partners including
AeroScout, Amcom, Aruba, Avaya, Connexall, Ekahau, Extension, GE
Healthcare, Howard Medical, Philips and Rauland-Borg.
Medical Education & Administration
Polycom UC solutions also help
healthcare organizations provide distance learning for healthcare
providers as well as support effective administrative communications.
Regardless of whether communication is in real time or an archived
voice and video stream, Polycom's UC Intelligent Core enables medical
education across time and distance.
HIMSS11 Interoperability Showcase
In January, Polycom's SpectraLink
8400 Series Wi-Fi handsets successfully passed interoperability
testing required by the Integrated Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
organization and are being featured for the third consecutive year in
the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase (booth 7343). As part of its
ongoing interoperability efforts, the IHE organization has developed
the Alarm Communication Management (ACM) profile to improve clinical
efficiencies. SpectraLink 8400 handsets serve as an Alarm
Communicator device, using the industry-standard Wireless
Communication Transfer Protocol (WCTP) to display alarm and alert
messages generated by Alarm Management systems. The handsets are a
part of the Patient Care Devices (PCD) Community of Care tour,
highlighting how standards-based solutions improve clinical
efficiency and patient safety.
Speaking engagements
-- "Integrating Voice and Applications for Mobile Caregivers" --
Interoperability Showcase Theater Presentation (booth no. 7343), Ben
Guderian, Polycom vice president of applications and ecosystem,
Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 2:45 p.m.
-- "Microsoft and Polycom in Collaborative Healthcare" -- Microsoft
Partner Pavilion (booth no. 3101), Ron Emerson, Polycom Global
Healthcare director, Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Polycom Grant Assistance Program
Polycom solutions qualify for funding
from many federal, state, and local government grants, as well as
foundations. Grants provide funding that enables healthcare
organizations to optimize provider resources, overcome distance
restrictions to care, and provide ROI through decreased travel costs
and efficiencies of operation. Polycom grant experts use the fully
customizable and scalable Polycom 7-Step Grant Assistance Process(TM)
to help healthcare organizations easily navigate the complex funding
environment.
When
Feb. 21 - 24, 2011
Where
Orange County Convention Center
Booth no. 2800
Orlando, Fla.
About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is a global leader in unified
communications solutions with industry-leading telepresence, video,
voice and infrastructure solutions built on open standards. Polycom
powers smarter conversations, transforming lives and businesses
worldwide. Please visit www.polycom.com for more information or
connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Copyright 2011 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM(R), the
Polycom "Triangles" logo and the names and marks associated with
Polycom's products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom,
Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States
and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
Contact
Robin Raulf-Sager
Polycom, Inc.
+1.303.583.5342
Email Contact
SOURCE: Polycom, Inc.
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