DAOU awarded contract to develop leading-edge network.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1996--Atlantic Health System of New Jersey has awarded DAOU Systems Inc. a $1 million contract to build a state-of-the-art enterprisewide network. When completed the network will connect Morristown Morristown. 1 Town (1990 pop. 16,189), seat of Morris co., N N.J., on the Whippany River; settled c.1710, inc. 1865. Although chiefly residential, it has diverse manufactures, including electronic products, health and beauty aids, auto parts, and Memorial Hospital, Overlook Hospital and Mountainside Hospital -- the three Northern New Jersey facilities that have merged to form Atlantic Health System (AHS AHS Assistant House Surgeon. ). The contract, which represents the first phase of a more comprehensive project, calls for developing a consistent network backbone in the three separate hospitals. This technology not only provides AHS with a strategic advantage, it also enables the organization to easily migrate to an asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) network. ATM is the promising wave of the future. It allows the combination of voice, video and data -- three fundamentally different technologies -- to be communicated over the same network. This technology will evolve into the information transfer medium of choice for telemedicine ("long distance" medicine) Using a videoconferencing link to a large medical center in order that rural health care facilities can perform diagnosis and treatment. A specialist can monitor the patient remotely taking cues from the general practitioner or nurse who is actually examining , teleradiology teleradiology Imaging A format for delivering imaging services by transmitting digitalized images from angiography, CT, MRI, PET scanning, ultrasonography, and other imaging devices by satellite or telephone cabling to radiologists who may be located at a distance and other technologies that will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. health care in the next decade. Bob Ewaskiew, director, chief information officer for Morristown Memorial Hospital, said the wide-area network will provide AHS with many strategic advantages. "This will literally connect all organizations with an electronic highway that will improve communication dramatically. What takes days to send in paper form will take seconds electronically. This will ultimately improve the quality of health care to the community that we serve. "In addition, the network is easily expandable, should we add more hospitals to the organization. And, finally, this is the first step in migrating to an ATM network once the traffic demands it." Of the project, DAOU Systems President Daniel Daniel, book of the Bible Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C. Daou said: "This is more than just a network for both DAOU and for Atlantic Health System. We're helping an organization cope with the business challenges that come with health-care mergers and consolidations. We're putting high-speed networks to practical use at a reasonable price. And we're enabling our client to maintain a significant edge in a highly competitive business environment." Founded in 1987, DAOU Systems has established itself as a leader in the design, implementation, support and management of computer networks for the health-care industry. The company also offers internet services. DAOU is among the fastest-growing companies in the health-care information systems industry. The firm provides service to more than 350 hospitals and health-care facilities nationwide. With headquarters in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , DAOU has 10 regional offices and more than 130 employees. In addition to AHS, its clients include such large and prestigious organizations as Mercy Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , ScrippsHealth, Palomar-Pomerado Health System and Horizon Healthcare. CONTACT: DAOU Systems Inc., San Diego Craig K. Collins, 619/646-2857 e-mail: craig.collins@daou.com |
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