ClearCube PC Blades Used in First All-Digital Hospital; PC Blades Help Oklahoma Heart Hospital to Securely Install PC in Patient Rooms.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 ClearCube Technology, the pioneer and market leader in PC Blade See blade PC. computing, today announced that its PC Blades have been installed in America's first all-digital hospital, Oklahoma Heart Hospital. PC Blades secure patient data by locking the hard drives in a secure data center, provide a 99.9 percent uptime and contain no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. to spread contaminants through exam and operating rooms. "From the time patients enter the hospital to the time they leave, there is no paperwork involved," said John E. Martin, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Oklahoma Heart Hospital. "ClearCube PC Blades have allowed us to achieve our goal of being a top-notch medical facility by securely and safely deploying PCs where it otherwise would have been impossible using desktop PCs." Using traditional PCs throughout the hospital could have posed significant challenges. Placing PCs in patient rooms and exam rooms posed data and equipment security risk, especially in light of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, regulations for medical data security. Additionally, the bulky PCs took up much-needed space and were vulnerable to damage (both from foot traffic and cleaning agents) in busy hospital areas. Finally, the internal blower fans in the PCs posed a risk for spreading airborne contaminants airborne contaminants, n.pl materials in the atmosphere that can affect the health of persons in the same or a nearby environment. Also referred to as air pollution. . ClearCube's solution takes the traditional PC out of the room, shrinks it to a blade form factor (powered by the latest Intel processors and running the same Windows OS as traditional PCs), centralizes the PC Blades in a secure location, and uses software tools to remotely manage and troubleshoot the computers. This keeps IT staff out of exam rooms and operating rooms and allows them to manage PC Blades from a separate office or often from a remote location. ClearCube's C/Port, which connects to the PC Blade in the data center, is the only device in the patient room. "ClearCube allows us to lock down the C/Port in the patient room, which eliminates the ability for anyone to tamper To meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence. with the computer and helps us meet aspects HIPAA regulations," added Martin. "Because the C/Port is enclosed in a sealed fiberglass container, it greatly lowers the risk of accidental or intentional abuse or damage from cleaning agents." The Oklahoma Heart Hospital was built to meet the special needs of cardiovascular patients. The hospital's patient-focused care and vision of becoming the first completely digital hospital was reflected in every aspect of planning, from the layout and design of patient, exam and operating rooms to the hospital-wide delivery of patient care. Becoming an all-digital hospital required a PC in every patient room, operating room, "cath" lab and emergency room. The ClearCube solution gives Oklahoma Heart Hospital's doctors and nurses instant access to electronic patient medical records, whether during a routine exam or in the middle of a critical operation. They can instantly retrieve current patient information, instructions, or images from exam rooms or workstations throughout the hospital. With high-resolution monitors in patient rooms and physician offices, Oklahoma Heart Hospital's physicians can quickly access lab results and clearly explain diagnoses to patients. The ClearCube solution also enables physicians or nurses to immediately enter exam notes or prepare diagnostic reports, eliminating dictation and transcription and the confusion inherent in handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. charts. They can also immediately track updates to medical records, providing continuous patient care without leaving the patient's room. Other leading hospitals such as Northwestern Memorial Physician's Group, Edward Hospital Current Edward Hospital and Health Services (EHSC) commonly referred to as "Edward" is a major healthcare provider located in southwest suburban Naperville, Illinois. History Board of Directors , the Medical Center of Central Georgia The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) is a 637-bed hospital located in Macon, Georgia. MCCG is the second largest hospital in Georgia. MCCG is a teaching hospital affiliated with Mercer University Medical School and Level I trauma center. , Barton Healthcare, Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a health system in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston, Massachusetts's metro-north communities. It includes three hospital campuses, more than 20 primary care and specialty practices, the Cambridge Public Health Department, and the Network Health and Hill Air Force Base Medical Group have already deployed ClearCube PC Blade solutions. About ClearCube Technology ClearCube Technology is the market leader in PC Blade computing solutions. ClearCube enables customers to reduce their support costs while dramatically improving availability and security throughout their end-user computing End User Computing (EUC) is a group of approaches to computing that aim at better integrating end users into the computing environment or that attempt to realize the potential for high-end computing to perform in a trustworthy manner in problem solving of the highest order. infrastructure. For more information, visit www.clearcube.com. |
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