John Chuang of Onyx Healthcare USA, Inc., a solution provider for telemedicine and patient engagement computing solutions at the marcus evans Latin Hospital Management Summit 2014, discusses what computing technologies healthcare facilities in Latin America should consider to deploy and why.
NEW YORK, NY, Nov 21, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - "Hospitals in Latin America should consider deploying computing technologies that are truly sustainable and built for a medical environment," recommended John Chuang, President, Onyx Healthcare USA, Inc. "Many hospitals in North America start out with consumer-grade electronics, thinking they are saving some money upfront, but in the long-run, they ended up paying for penalty caused by liability and patient privacy breach," he explains.
Onyx Healthcare USA, Inc. is a solution provider for medical grade telemedicine and patient engagement IT solutions at the marcus evans Latin Hospital Management Summit 2014, in Panama City, Panama, November 24-25.
- What are the biggest issues in the Latin American healthcare space today? What valuable lessons could hospitals learn from their North American counterparts?
The demand for healthcare in Latin America is on the rise with exciting growth opportunities. To encourage a high standard of care and patient experience, US hospitals are provided incentives for implementing Electronic Health Records (EHRs) within a certain timeframe with sustainable computing technologies and devices that are safe to be in close proximity with patients.
The advantage for Latin America is that it can take the example of what is happening elsewhere and even skip a few trials. It is not too late to start adopting some of those technologies now.
- What tools could hospitals utilize to be truly competitive in the Latin marketplace?
They can use medical grade (UL/EN60601 Certified) touch capable computing devices to connect the workflow of the hospital all the way to home care, with the telemedicine solution for example. Apart from cost-savings, that reduces the liability for the hospital and provides a durable care service. Not many hospitals in the region know where to find the same type of technologies that are available in North America. We have a full range of medical-grade computing products, such as the surgical work station, hot swappable battery operated mobile nursing terminal and patient entertainment terminal, which connect the hospital with the caregiver and enable better patient engagement and more efficient clinical access in the hospital. Small hospitals in remote areas of Latin America that rely on support from larger hospitals can leverage our telemedicine solution.
- How would this impact their bottom line?
This allows doctors to visit more patients, to take care of more people. In a connected healthcare environment, each doctor visit can potentially turn into two.
The earlier facilities integrate an EHR infrastructure with medical grade computing devices, the easier and more successful it will be. In new facilities, device deployment is recommended during the construction phase, when no services will have to be interrupted.
- Why should they only consider medical-grade products?
Medical grade computing devices are designed to be safe with fanless thermal design for noise free and durable operations, alcohol wipe safe enclosure for easy infection control, and isolated I/O ports for medical device protection in any medical environment even in surgical suite where consumer electronics would create serious liability for patient safety. A hospital may save some money with consumer electronics upfront but may end up spending more in the long run with frequent replacement of consumer equipment and paying for patient liability.
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The Latin Hospital Management Summit is the premium forum bringing senior level hospital executives and solution providers together. The Summit offers an intimate environment for a focused discussion of key new drivers shaping the healthcare industry in Latin America. Taking place at the Trump Ocean Club, Panama City, Panama, November 24-25, 2014, the Summit includes presentations on improving patient outcomes, achieving physician integration, regional challenges for hospital management and universal coverage.
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About Onyx Healthcare USA, Inc.
ONYX Healthcare USA, Inc. is a 100% medically focus subsidiary company of ASUS Group (Revenue: US$ 17B+) with 15 plus years of medical device design experiences and ISO13485/ISO9001/FDA Registered manufacturing practices. From hospitals to long term care facilities, ONYX focuses on providing turnkey telemedicine and patient engagement computing solutions such as surgical workstation, patient infotainment terminal, and mobile nursing workstation, and medical tablet to enhance workflow efficiency and patient experiences. http://usa.onyx-healthcare.com/
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