Pathways Home Health and Hospice Uses Fujitsu Technology to Streamline Patient Care.Real Time Record Keeping Accelerates Communication SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty announced today that it has received a grant of $800,000 worth of Fujitsu products Computers and IT Products
consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . Pathways has cared for Bay Area patients in their place of residence for over 30 years. Communication is key to the agency's success in providing quality care. Using Fujitsu technology and services, the agency's home health and hospice teams will record current patient information at the bedside. Patient information, captured electronically, will be readily available to the entire interdisciplinary team interdisciplinary team, n a group that consists of specialists from several fields combining skills and resources to present guidance and information. . Timely access to important patient information allows Pathways to provide quality patient care and obtain excellent patient outcomes. "As the largest not-for-profit hospice in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , Pathways is providing the important benefits of home care every day in the community," said Lorne Wilson, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "I'm pleased that Pathways will integrate Fujitsu's state-of-the-art technology solutions in support of Pathways patient care." The products Pathways received include Fujitsu's award winning PalmSecure[TM] biometric authentication See biometrics. sensor, document imaging scanners, external hard disk drives, notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. , tablet PCs, and plasma TVs. These products and services will be used to move Pathways towards a paperless patient care management system, refine the agency's disaster recovery plan, and create a secure environment for patient records based on access authentication The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. . "Pathways is essentially a 'hospital without walls' that offers a full continuum of services, around the clock for almost 6,000 home care and hospice patients annually," said Barbara Burgess, 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. of Pathways. "With the technology grant, Pathways' technological capabilities will be on parity with the best hospitals. We are grateful for this grant and look forward to implementing technology that furthers our commitment to seamless and safe patient care." About Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty is a non-profit community organization with one mission: to deliver compassionate, quality health care in your place of residence that promotes comfort, independence and dignity. Pathways serves almost 6,000 families annually in five Bay Area Counties. For more information: http://www.pathwayshealth.org. About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in Sunnyvale, CA and sales operations throughout 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. . Fujitsu Computer Products of America currently offers products and services including hard disk drives, scanners, and scanner maintenance, Magneto-Optical drives, palm vein recognition technology, 10Gb Ethernet switches and degaussers. For more information: http://www.fujitsu.com/us/. Fujitsu is a registered trademark and PalmSecure is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. |
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