BellSouth to Provide High-Speed Internet Access to Baptist Health Systems Doctors.Business Editors/Technology & Health Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 BellSouth (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. ) and Baptist Health Systems of South Florida have announced a strategic plan to deliver BellSouth(R) FastAccess(R) Internet Service to more than 2,000 doctors affiliated with Baptist Health Systems. As a result of the agreement, BellSouth will provide customized ordering and support for Baptist affiliated physicians. Baptist Health 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. Brian E. Keeley said that this effort is part of an ongoing commitment Baptist Health has made to provide the latest in technology to the health system's medical staff and employees. "We are investing heavily in technology to automate and digitize clinical and administrative functions," Keeley said. "Doctors will be able to view lab and imaging results on computers in their offices. Radiologists at Baptist Hospital already offer specialized consultations, viewing images via computer that were taken of patients at Homestead Hospital. We're also moving toward a computerized physician drug order-entry system, which has been determined to be an important way to reduce medication errors. We believe there is a link between information technology and improved patient care." The agreement with Baptist is an opportunity for BellSouth to continue the widespread growth of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary in the southeast. "BellSouth is deploying DSL faster than any other provider in the country and at the end of the year will make it available to more than 70% of the households in our region. Agreements like this immediately demonstrate the value of that aggressive deployment plan. High-speed Internet See broadband. access has the potential to revolutionize the way our customers do business and our agreement with Baptist Health Systems is a good example of that," said BellSouth President-Florida, Joe Lacher. "BellSouth FastAccess Internet Service will provide Baptist Health Systems' physicians with virtually instant access to patient information, from their offices and homes. This allows them to work quicker and more effectively," Lacher continued. Baptist Health Systems was named one of the "100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems" in the U.S. by a publication of the American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA), n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services. . "Baptist was one of only five hospitals in Florida List of hospitals in Florida (U.S. state), sorted by hospital name. A-F
BellSouth FastAccess Internet service works at speeds up to 50 times faster than a 28.8k modem. Large data files such as audio files and research documents can be downloaded or transferred in seconds rather than minutes. Also, users can talk on the telephone and surf the Internet at the same time, on the same phone line, at maximum download speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps and maximum speeds from the user's computer to the Internet of up to 256 Kbps. About Baptist Health Systems Baptist Health Systems include Baptist Hospital in Miami, Baptist Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. , South Miami South Miami, city (1990 pop. 10,404), Dade co., SE Fla., a suburb of Miami; settled 1899, inc. 1926. It is a commercial and retail center for neighboring Coral Gables. Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and several Baptist Medical Plazas (urgent care and outpatient centers) located in Miami-Dade County. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, serving more than 46 million customers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 16 other countries. Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth(R) RealPagesSM.com. BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services. |
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