5Plus3 and JAOtech Partner to Bring Infotainment to the US Healthcare System.Partners seek to fit out 10,000 beds in a year PHOENIX -- US healthcare infotainment (INFOrmation enterTAINMENT) Refers to all the information and entertainment services delivered to the home, which are essentially telephone, TV and Internet access. specialists 5plus3 Digital Inc. and UK patient bedside terminal specialists JAOtech today announced a partnership with a clear goal of bringing converged telephone, television and internet services to 10,000 hospital beds across the USA within a year. 5Plus3 Digital Inc. has developed patented, innovative converged solutions that address the fast-growing demand from patients for entertainment and communications options during their stay in health institutions. The 5Plus3 solution delivers these bedside services from a central, secure backbone that is independent of existing hospital Information Technology systems. The first set of services include television, telephone and internet, which can be readily extended to include secure access to medical records and other clinical and hospital housekeeping functions. These packaged solutions can generate new streams of revenue for hospitals and other medical facilities. JAOtech terminals are the only PCs specifically designed to UL60601 standards for hygenic hospital ward environments, and featuring sealed construction suitable for deep cleaning with standard hospital detergents. Its terminals are manufactured using plastics injected with Novaron, a silver based inorganic inorganic /in·or·gan·ic/ (in?or-gan´ik) 1. having no organs. 2. not of organic origin. in·or·gan·ic n. 1. anti-microbial agent approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) and US Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ), and employed in numerous antimicrobial antimicrobial /an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al/ (-mi-kro´be-al) 1. killing microorganisms or suppressing their multiplication or growth. 2. an agent with such effects. products both in Japan and overseas. About JAOtech JAOtech is a market leader in the design and manufacture of a world class, innovative range of embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Smart Terminals[TM]. JAOtech patient entertainment terminals are UL60601 compliant by design, and already 2500 have been installed in hospitals worldwide in partnership with Lincor, Philips, Wandsworth and other leaders. The company also addressed retail, education and industrial markets. For further details please contact: JAOtech, Perrywood Business Park, Honeycrock Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5DZ, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0) 1737 781060, Fax: +44 (0) 1737 789734, email: sales@jaotech.com, web: www.jaotech.com. |
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