User manual CISCO TELEPRESENCE BROCHURE

[. . . ] Demand for healthcare is growing rapidly, and organizations dedicated to delivering quality healthcare services find themselves managing a dispersed care environment. They need better access to primary and specialized care resources. And they must manage growing complexity in their clinical, operations, and regulatory environments. Improving collaboration brings people together with information and expertise to meet these challenges. [. . . ] Additionally, specialists, such as radiologists, cardiology specialists, and nuclear medicine experts, are increasingly in short supply. At many organizations, they travel between facilities to consult with multiple medical teams, losing valuable time and productivity. As healthcare organizations seek to meet growing patient demand, they face the dual challenge of expanding access to care while scaling a finite pool of skilled professionals and specialized expertise to cover a growing patient population. Cisco TelePresence for Healthcare Meeting these challenges requires collaboration among essential caregivers in treatment pathways, which is why many healthcare organizations are focusing on collaboration initiatives. Today, Cisco TelePresence for Healthcare can help you improve the business and clinical workflows that deliver the most powerful impacts ­ those that rely on people, information, and expertise. Cisco TelePresence creates immersive, in-person meeting experiences among geographically dispersed users ­ over the network. Integrated visual, audio and video components deliver the characteristics of a face-to-face meeting, creating a lifelike collaboration experience with: Smooth and realistic motion Accurate color replication An apparent eye-to-eye viewpoint Superb and accurate sound rendering, synchronized with the images presented Hours of interaction without user fatigue Life-sized user representation By enabling executives, physicians, specialists, patients, and suppliers to meet, discuss, and make decisions in real time, regardless of their locations, you can help them reduce the inefficiencies of traditional collaboration tools. Cisco TelePresence also reduces the need for frequent travel, enabling people to accomplish more in the same amount of time ­ without the stress and fatigue associated with travel. You gain the ability to effectively interact with virtual teams all over the world and manage these interactions in real time. © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 2 of 4 Brochure Enable Cost-effective Clinical Collaboration Cisco TelePresence can help you connect people across regional or global locations for training, consultation, and specialized collaboration. By creating an immersive experience for participants, Cisco TelePresence enhances training solutions. The experience facilitates learning and interaction, making it more effective for continuing medical education and resident training. Residents and staff no longer have to travel extensively for training, improving their clinical productivity, reducing travel-related fatigue, and minimizing travel expenses. Extend Consultation Virtually Using Cisco TelePresence, you can extend consultation capabilities to sites without on-location specialists. For institutions seeking to expand service coverage or provide remote care to affiliates and clinics, the ability to consult with patients remotely can be a significant advantage. The ability to provide remote care can also be a recruiting and retention benefit for physicians. In addition to direct caregivers, research teams and sales teams can benefit from enhanced collaboration capabilities as they develop new drugs, provide training on new instruments, or consult on innovative procedures. Manage Distributed Operations Cisco TelePresence enables face-to-face meetings across global locations, such as administrative, nursing, and physician teams. Executives and specialty experts can collaborate "live" with internal teams, supply chain partners, and other resources, minimizing travel and its associated costs. The ability to collaborate in real time using Cisco TelePresence enables you to quickly deploy new clinical processes, manage remote sites more effectively, optimize clinical and staff resources, and participate in operations across multiple sites. The ability to immediately address issues and adapt to changing conditions helps improve care, optimize key clinical resources and broaden access to care. [. . . ] Cisco Partners Understanding the need for flexibility, Cisco collaborates with strategic partners to offer you Cisco TelePresence solutions that are right for your needs. Leading global telecommunications carriers offer Cisco TelePresence-based services, applications, and professional services. Learn More Today Cisco TelePresence for Healthcare solutions can help you achieve your business goals while enabling new strategic business initiatives. Learn more about Cisco TelePresence and how it can transform healthcare by visiting http://www. cisco. com/telepresence. Learn more about Cisco Healthcare and associated solutions by visiting: http://www. cisco. com/go/healthcare. [. . . ]