AirClic Facilitates More Efficient Time and Task Management for Home Healthcare Industry.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001 Professional home healthcare can be made more effective by on-line time and task management, which can give nursing staff more time for their patients. To realize this, the American/Swedish Company AirClic and the Swedish Company IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Data AB have developed a wireless on-line system using bar codes and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. telephones. The system is now being tested in a pilot project, scheduled to end on December 20, 2001, in the municipality MUNICIPALITY. The body of officers, taken collectively, belonging to a city, who are appointed to manage its affairs and defend its interests. of Tierp in Sweden. Home healthcare personnel can save more than 15 minutes per day by automating the task of filling out time reports, thus leaving more time to spend with patients. In a pilot project in the municipality of Tierp in Sweden, home healthcare personnel are testing a new wireless on-line system - TimeCode - in which workflow is instantly updated, increasing administration efficiency. This new Web-based WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. system was developed for AirClic's platform, in co-operation with IMS Data AB. Every patient and task has a unique bar code, which home healthcare personnel scan with bar code readers See bar code scanner. connected to their cellular phones. TimeCode makes it possible to get reports on exactly how much time personnel spend with each patient. Using the Internet, administrators can view each employee's current location and activity, and can redistribute re·dis·trib·ute tr.v. re·dis·trib·ut·ed, re·dis·trib·ut·ing, re·dis·trib·utes To distribute again in a different way; reallocate. work force if needed. "TimeCode is easy to use and enables us to track and manage time spent with patients, ensuring a more efficient workflow and more accurate patient billing. With TimeCode we know exactly how much time we should bill to each patient," says Karina Bodin, Manager Geriatric geriatric /ger·i·at·ric/ (jer?e-at´rik) 1. pertaining to elderly persons or to the aging process. 2. pertaining to geriatrics. ger·i·at·ric adj. 1. Care in the municipality of Tierp. In addition, the TimeCode system allows patient's relatives to access reports using the Internet. The reports detail how much time healthcare personnel spent with the patient, what measures were taken and if any incidents occurred. About AirClic Inc. Founded in 1999, AirClic Inc. operates an open platform that provides the technology and infrastructure to transform lifestyle devices, such as phones, PDAs and other mobile devices into powerful information gateways. AirClic enables users to enter numeric codes or scan bar codes to access relevant online information and applications. AirClic is compatible with existing bar codes, such as PC/EAN/JAN/128/39 codes. AirClic provides application developers, corporations and individuals with tool kits, allowing them to develop a wide variety of consumer and business applications globally. AirClic is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA and also maintains offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Herndon, VA and Stockholm, Sweden. About IMS IMS Data AB has been listed on the O Exchange since 1994. IMS has 15 offices in Sweden and 400 employees. The IMS Group is one of the leading IT companies in Sweden with a turnover of SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 600 million in the year 2000. The company is active in the business areas of systems development, technology and infrastructure, operations and ASP, IT- products and communications. For further information please visit www.ims.se |
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