Telepresence on Stage

At the Cisco Healthcare Industry Day in Frankfurt 104 key decision makers in Healthcare met in a 2 day event to discuss innovation in Healthcare and share experiences. 

Safe rescue and efficient care - Toughbooks in action

Latest patient records are retrieved from the central server, updated and transferred directly back to the server afterwards via a secured wireless network. Pen, paper and handwritten notes are replaced by an efficient care process with real-time access to patient records and laboratory tests.

Immediate patient's information and state of health recording under rough weather conditions at the place of accident, or on bumpy roads during the transport, viewing reports and diagnoses during the ward round in the hospital or during home care services - Toughbooks work as reliable assistants for rescue and healthcare. 

1. How & when could a mobile device optimize care processes? 

2. What do you need to do before using a mobile device like a mobile clinical assistant? 

Hospital Management

Santiago Raventós. As CIO of USP Hospitales, he has developed a specific software for hospital management that the company has sold to other hospitals. Please comment on his presentation:

Datacenter in Healthcare

Reinoud Reynders, IT-Manager Infrastructure of University Hospitals Leuven (one of the largest healthcare providers in Europe) discussed the Virtual Datacenter. Please post your "post-event" questions:

Telepresence in Healthcare

Cisco HealthPresence: Use collaborative technologies to provide quality care for your patients, scale medical expertise, and share best practices and research worldwide. What are your experiences or views on that solution?