TeleVideo TeleCLIENTs and Albemarle Hospital Improve Patient Care.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers Citrix Solutions Summit Booth #19 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2004 TeleVideo, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TELV) a pioneer in thin client computing See thin client. has been a technology leader in the healthcare industry for over 20 years. The latest success for TeleVideo TeleCLIENT thin client products has been the story of the distinguished Albemarle Hospital. Albemarle Hospital located in Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, city (1990 pop. 14,292), seat of Pasquotank co., NE N.C., a port of entry on the Pasquotank River (which, with the Dismal Swamp Canal, forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway); settled mid-1600s, inc. 1793. , N.C., selected TeleVideo TeleCLIENT thin clients and webpads to replace traditional PC workstations. They migrated a mixture of Windows 95, 98 and 2000 PCs to the TeleCLIENTs while updating their infrastructure to a client/server model. Ed Ricks, director of Information Services See Information Systems. for Albemarle Hospital, said "Being recognized as one of the nation's Most Wired -- Small and Rural -- hospitals actually put Albemarle Hospital in an exclusive group of hospitals nationwide; only 25 facilities were recognized in the small and rural hospital category." Using TeleCLIENT thin clients as a key component of their technology achievements, Albemarle Hospital received their accolades based on the 2003 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, released today by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Hospitals & Health Networks conducted the survey, in cooperation with McKesson Corporation and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ). It measures the nation's hospitals on their use of Internet technologies for safety and quality, customer service, disaster readiness, business processes, and workforce issues. "We chose the TeleVideo's TeleCLIENT and webpad thin clients and TeleMANAGER Management Software to achieve strategic IT goals. In addition to improving the quality of care we deliver, we lowered our total cost of ownership, can better insure patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. and are positioned to address our future technology requirements. TeleVideo has been a valued partner and continues to keep us on the leading edge of technology. We have achieved our goals of enhancing patient safety and quality of care at the point of service through the use of wireless computing with both the TeleCLIENTs and webpad thin clients," said Ricks. "The healthcare market has been a key vertical segment of TeleVideo's throughout our company history. We are honored to partner ourselves with a distinguished healthcare provider in Albemarle Hospital, who has recognized the benefits of our TeleCLIENT thin client products to provide better patient care," said Dr. K. Hwang, chairman, 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. . TeleVideo will also be displaying the entire family of TeleCLIENT thin clients at the Citrix Solutions Summit in Orlando, Fla., on January 12 through January 14 at booth #19. About TeleVideo, Inc. A pioneering Silicon Valley company, TeleVideo, Inc., began in 1975 as the innovator and market leader of smart text terminals. Today, TeleVideo continues to innovate by developing and manufacturing Windows-Based Thin Client hardware and software solutions. Designed for corporate and vertical IT professionals and end-users, TeleVideo's family of TeleCLIENT products allows for secured, manageable and cost-effective network computing in healthcare, business, government and more. For more information, please visit www.televideo.com. |
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