AUDITEL Completes Integration of Video Tele-pathology System at Southern Maine Medical Center.Business/Technology Editors HAMPSTEAD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002 AUDITEL, Inc., a privately held telecommunications Integrator and Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ), announced today that it has completed the installation of a Polycom-based Video Tele-pathology system for the Southern Maine Medical Center Maine Medical Center (MMC), located in Portland, Maine in the United States, is the largest hospital in northern New England. It is a 606-bed facility which also serves as a teaching hospital. in Biddeford, Maine. AUDITEL partnered with the Spectrum Medical Group and Optical Analysis Corporation, which supplied the digital microscope and camera technology. Joe Scotti, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. said, "We are very excited to be able to export this exciting videoconferencing-based technology to the medical community in Maine. This system will afford the Spectrum Medical Group's pathologists to obtain second opinions and collaborate on pathology cases using the system and the public-switched telephone network." Scotti continued, "The application of this technology is just the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. for the Healthcare markets in rural New England." Dr. Michael Jones, Vice President and Managing Director of Spectrum Medical Group's Pathology Division said, "Telepathology provides us the opportunity to leverage subspecialty subspecialty, n a limited portion of a narrowly defined professional discipline. E.g., surgery is a specialty of medicine and pediatric vascular surgery is a subspecialty. pathology services to more rural areas." Jeff Richelson, Technical Sales Representative from Optical Analysis Corporation said, "I am very pleased to present to my clients a complete system which features the Integration of Olympus Advanced Ergonomic Microscopes and AUDITEL's videoconferencing technology from Polycom. The pathologist now has an effective and economical method of communicating with other hospitals and pathologists." Richelson continued, "We have yet to offer a more complete and affordable, cost effective and user friendly system, packaged as the one we integrated into Southern Maine Medical Center. Spectrum Medical Group, established in 1996, is a statewide, multi-specialty physician group of 140 physicians specializing in the areas of pathology, radiology, radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology , anesthesiology anesthesiology (ăn'ĭsthē'zēŏl`əjē), branch of medicine concerned primarily with procedures for rendering patients insensitive to pain, and for supporting life systems under the strains of anesthesia and surgery. , and pain management. The Pathology Division, provides a full range of anatomic and clinical pathology clinical pathology n. 1. The practice of pathology as it pertains to the care of patients. 2. The subspecialty in pathology concerned with the theoretical and technical aspects of laboratory technology that pertain to the services, and has brought important ancillary techniques to the Maine community, including advanced immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology. AUDITEL, Inc., established in 1992, provides telecommunications management and integration services for the healthcare, education, and the general business markets. AUDITEL's telephone system integration, voice and data network services, videoconferencing system integration, and outsourced management services have been implemented for clients throughout the Northeast. For more information, please visit their website at www.auditel.com. |
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