Digital Communities for Public Sector

IBM and Cisco are uniquely positioned to assess, design and deliver wireless campus solutions to healthcare facilities worldwide. Together, we offer an extensive portfolio of industry leading technology, services and expertise to help overcome the traditional barriers to wireless network adoption.

IBM and Cisco have designed a wireless campus solution for healthcare that can help transform the way your practice, hospital or other care facility operates. Our solution can help you deliver better, faster patient services and enhance communication through wireless devices, promoting more frequent and effective interaction between doctors, specialists, nurses and other staff.

Applications of the Wireless Campus for Healthcare offering from Cisco and IBM include:

Provide access to vital information at virtually any point of care.

• Patient demographics
• Medical history
• Test results
• Medication checks for drug interactions
• Appointment schedules

Allow clinicians to perform important functions on the spot.

• Write notes and record treatment data.
• Record vital signs, food intake, medication doses, blood drawn, fluid administration.
• Produce referrals, prescribe medications and order lab tests.
• E-mail information to patients about medications or diagnoses.

Help clinicians improve patient safety.

• Produce legible prescriptions.
• Receive alerts for drug interactions and medication allergies.
• Help reduce medical errors with access to patient data at the point of care.

Improve claims submissions.

• Capture charges at the point of care using the appropriate codes.
• Match prescriptions to insurance formulary guidelines.
• Refer patients to physicians in the payer's network.

Contact your local IBM or Cisco representative to learn how you can implement an IBM and Cisco Digital Communities Solution