HiPath HiMed Healthcare Solution, integrated communications and entertainment systems
Superior care for patients, optimized workflows and lower costs for hospitals. The HiPath HiMed healthcare solution is a modular, integrated communications and entertainment system that yields compelling benefits for patients, doctors/nursing staff and hospital administrators alike.
The HiMed Cockpit is an integrated bedside entertainment terminal that lets patients make phone calls, watch TV, listen to the radio, surf the 'Net and even play games. Access to key clinical and administrative data gives them greater autonomy, even down to making daily meal choices online. Patients can also browse hospital information services and find tips about how to improve their own health. Lighting controls and a "call nurse" button are part of the package too.
At the same time, HiMed gives doctors/nursing staff direct access to all essential data right at the point of care. During patient consultations, the latest diagnostic images or laboratory data, for example, can be retrieved and compared with previous results on the spot. Personalized smart cards ensure that only authorized healthcare professionals can access this data.
Our HiPath HiMed Healthcare Solution also makes life easier for hospital administrators (and patients too) by centralizing patient management and simplifying the billing process. Patients are issued a HiMed card for the duration of their stay in hospital, and payment for all services they use is simply debited to the personal accounts to which these cards are related.
Costs in the healthcare industry are spiralling out of control even as hospital budgets are being squeezed ever more tightly. On a purely business level, HiPath HiMed tackles this problem head on, enabling healthcare providers:
- To deliver a superior standard of patient care more economically and hence more profitably
- To quickly recoup their investment in information and communication solutions
- To streamline hospital workflows
- To reduce administrative and billing overheads thanks to cashless payment
- To easily add extra service modules and thereby tap new revenue streams
Immediate availability of up-to-date patient/treatment information on a single platform and integration of this platform with other medical applications (such as e-prescriptions) means that:
- Patients spend less time in waiting rooms
- Diagnostic errors are reduced
- Treatment cycles are accelerated
- Overall comfort and convenience is improved for the patient
These benefits in the delivery of care to patients naturally improve patient satisfaction, but also translate into cost savings as workflows are optimized, administrative costs are slashed and efficiency is increased throughout the healthcare delivery chain.
