ActivePhoto and Carolinas HomeCare Launch 'Mobile Image Care' Pilot; Carolinas HomeCare Trials Mobile Imagery in Wound Care.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003 ActivePhoto, the leading provider of web based digital image workflow solutions, announced today that a ground breaking pilot has been launched with not-for-profit health provider, Carolinas HomeCare in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. . The pilot employs ActivePhoto's hosted media server to ensure patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. while transmitting wound images from nursing field visits back to the Wound Ostomy ostomy Surgical opening in the body, or the operation creating it, usually to allow discharge of wastes through the abdominal wall. It may be temporary, to relieve strain on damaged organs, or permanent, to replace normal channels congenitally missing or surgically removed certified nurse (WOCN WOCN Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society WOCN Women of Color Network (Harrisburg, PA) WOCN International Conference on Wireless & Optical Communications Networks ) for real-time review of patient status and treatment. The real-time images are taken by the field practitioner using a specially customized digital camera with image labeling and wireless capability. The images are properly labeled by the field practitioner for capture of the wound image, along with the identification of the practitioner, date, and episode of care case number. These images are dynamically available on ActivePhoto's secure website for "real-time" or "anytime" viewing and retrieval by authorized specialist staff along with the capability to send alerts via email or pager that wound images have been uploaded for review. The goal of real-time imaging 'real-time' imaging Visualization of a dynamic process µsecs after occurring, which requires rapid information processing–ie, as the process occurs, as in 'B' mode ultrasound is to enable authorized specialist staff to quickly assess the status of patient care, wound condition, and minimize the number of visits or accelerate recommendation of treatment change. This new application of technology compresses the tasks and timeline of the field practitioner taking pictures, returning to the agency, routing the information to the appropriate specialist, and then scheduling a return visit to the patient with change of treatment or for additional images. This solution provides better patient care, reduces field travel time, and reduces overall costs of care and administration. "We look forward to the increased value of our care and responsiveness to our patients," says Lee Mebane, Director of Clinical Services at Carolinas HomeCare, the division within Carolinas HealthCare System Carolinas Healthcare System is a hospital network located throughout North and South Carolina. About 90% of the hospitals affiliated with the system are located within a 75 mile radius of Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. providing medical home care services, "We are excited to take a leading position in the use of technology for better care and service within the health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract sector." "We are pleased to enter the health services market and provide technology and solutions that contribute to enhanced patient care as well as reduce administration for practitioners and specialists, allowing them to focus on care of patients. Mobile image care is just the first of many innovative uses of wireless digital imaging in medicine," says Fred Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer of ActivePhoto. The pilot is currently in progress within the service area of Carolinas HomeCare and is expected to be conducted over the next 60 days. ActivePhoto has partnered with Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. to provide the wireless coverage for the pilot in conjunction with the ActivePhoto web hosted image solution. About ActivePhoto Founded in 1999, ActivePhoto is the leading provider of web-based digital image workflow solutions for mobile workers. ActivePhoto has recognized success in the mobile solutions sector enabling service industries including insurance, commercial real estate, e-commerce, facilities management, construction, and government to implement web-based image document systems. For more information about ActivePhoto, visit www.activephoto.com or call (866)464-3827. About Carolinas HealthCare Carolinas HealthCare System is a not-for-profit, self-supporting public organization. Carolinas HealthCare offers a wide variety of health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS to residents of both North and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . Carolinas HealthCare System is the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas, and fourth largest public system in the nation. CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). owns leases and manages hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, home health agencies, radiation therapy facilities, physical therapy facilities, and other healthcare related operations, comprising more than 4,900 licensed beds and approximately 23,000 employees. |
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