CSC today launched a canadian pharmacy viagra legal Patient in your Pocket solution for the Middle East healthcare market at Arab Health 2011.
Developed in partnership with RIM (Research In Motion) this new secure mobile service will enable mobile healthcare professionals to access and update patient information at the point of care using a BlackBerry smartphone – transforming the way healthcare professionals use real time clinical data. It combines several powerful features in one easy-to-use application, enabling healthcare professionals on the move to spend more time on front-line patient care.
“An increasing population and a slowly ageing society, combined with a growing incidence in obesity, chronic disease and long-term conditions, is creating unprecedented demand for healthcare services across the Middle East,” said Dr Harald Deutsch, vice president, CSC Healthcare cheapest viagra usa EMEA. “With all the investment being made by Middle Eastern governments in IT infrastructure and software, in order to cope with these challenges, the potential for mobility and collaborative solutions to enable the transformation of healthcare delivery is enormous.”
“At CSC, we have developed mobile solutions, like Patient in your Pocket, which will provide more efficient and effective methods to treat patients in their own homes.”
Patient in your Pocket allows healthcare providers to access their schedule of appointments, retrieve up-to-date information about the patient’s condition and enter new data directly into the smartphone, either by dictating notes or filling in forms using a ‘digital’ pen. This feature lowest price viagra has been incorporated to ensure a visiting healthcare worker can do most of their record keeping whilst out on the road. Patient confidentiality is continually protected through the use of smartcard log-on and strong data encryption.
The solution also provides a layer of safety protection rx cialis for healthcare professionals working alone. An activity monitoring system enables staff to register expected times for lone-working tasks with a call centre. An alarm is raised if those activities exceed the expected duration without contact from the healthcare worker. When this happens a healthcare worker may be in need of intervention, or they may even be under personal threat. This alarm is sent to trained operators who will assess the situation and engage the appropriate services.
Rory O’Neil, senior director for business marketing at RIM, commented: “Mobile technology can be incredibly helpful in improving healthcare delivery and making healthcare services more patient-centric. With CSC’s extensive knowledge of the healthcare market, and the power of the BlackBerry solution, Patient in your Pocket can play an important part in transforming the way healthcare professionals work and provide patient care.”
CSC has been active within the Middle East for more than 25 years and formed its CSC Arabia division in 2003.
