Datavision-Prologix and NetMotion Partner to Bring Wireless Security Solution to Healthcare Organizations.Business/Technology Editors WARMINSTER, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2001 NetMotion Mobility Solution -TM- Can Help Prepare For 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, Security Requirements Datavision-Prologix, a leading systems integrator announced a new partnership with NetMotion Wireless, Inc. NetMotion's breakthrough wireless infrastructure software, NetMotion Mobility Solution (TM), will be resold as part of the comprehensive Datavision-Prologix wireless offering for the healthcare industry, including hospitals, home care agencies, physician practices and managed care facilities. Datavision-Prologix and NetMotion are jointly exhibiting at the HIPAA Summit West on June 21-22 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . "Security is an extremely important component of HIPAA, and particularly essential for a hospital's wireless systems," explains David Gulian, vice president of healthcare at Datavision-Prologix. "Because NetMotion makes wireless networking See wireless network. reliable and provides security to sensitive information, our customers and their patients will benefit from the software's capabilities. As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly reliant on technology, Datavision-Prologix has sought out partners like NetMotion to ensure that healthcare organizations with wireless components achieve the best return on their investment," Gulian adds. NetMotion is part of the complete package of security solutions Datavision-Prologix offers its customers, including hundreds of hospitals and healthcare networks nationwide. As a systems integrator and provider of wireless computing solutions, the company assesses an organization's needs, and then recommends the type of wireless products and services that might be beneficial. In conjunction with their healthcare partners, Datavision-Prologix offers point-of-care applications, including bedside registration, medication management, nurse charting & assessment, computerized physician order entry, in addition to inventory control and materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, . The company was recently named to the Healthcare Informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. 100 as a leading healthcare IT company in the industry. Solutions for HIPAA The NetMotion Mobility Solution provides hospitals with secure wireless networks, which will be mandated by HIPAA security standards. "Our partnership will help to provide new and existing Datavision-Prologix customers solutions to their wireless networking security needs," said Shelly Julien, Vice President of Marketing at NetMotion. "Datavision-Prologix is unique because they offer a complete range of services from consulting to integration and training, providing real value for their customers." NetMotion recently signed an agreement with St. Luke's St. Luke's or St Luke's can refer to:
Noun, pl Informal radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting to the NetMotion server. NetMotion also gives St. Luke's caregivers access to the entire network after logging in A colloquial term for the process of making the initial record of the names of individuals who have been brought to the police station upon their arrest. The process of logging in is also called booking. once, even if healthcare professionals are in different buildings or areas of the facility. The solution offers session persistence for continuous connectivity to applications without loss of data, and because the application is transparent, users may not realize its presence, even while benefiting from its security features. NetMotion Mobility Solution, version 2.1, was the winner in the Network Security category of the Best of Show Awards competition at NetWorld+Interop 2001 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Datavision-Prologix is a leading provider of wireless systems integration, enterprise-wide data management systems, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and wireless networking solutions. Headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, Datavision-Prologix serves more than 5,000 customers across diverse market spaces including healthcare, warehousing and distribution, manufacturing, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. and education. For more information, visit the web site at www.datavision.com. Headquartered in Seattle, NetMotion Wireless Inc. creates a wireless infrastructure solution that overcomes the barriers to wireless networking, making it possible for wireless networks to become ubiquitous. The NetMotion Mobility Solution makes wireless networks work the way users expect them to - just like their wired networks - without modification to applications or the network infrastructure. The company was formerly a division of WRQ (WRQ, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.wrq.com) A software company that specialized in terminal emulation and NT-Unix integration products. Founded in 1981 as Walker Richer and Quinn, Inc., a consulting firm in minicomputer and mainframe applications, it introduced an HP terminal emulator for the , Inc., also in Seattle. |
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