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• BUPA
  

  Amdahl IT Services migrates BUPA's mission critical systems and transfers key data and skills in a critical server migration.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Legacy Migration; Client Name: BUPA; Region: United Kingdom;

• BUPA
  

  Fujitsu helped BUPA consolidate costs and rationalise systems to give them flexibility for future growth. A smooth transition was essential to BUPA, achieved by close cooperation and open communication channels. We provided consultancy, leading SUN technology, and training to ensure BUPA were fully equipped to deal with their new infrastructure.

  Industry: Healthcare; Client Name: BUPA; Region: Ireland;

• Colorado Center for Photomedicine
  

  Dr. David Verebelyi is the founding physician and Medical Director of The Colorado Center for Photomedicine, located south of Denver in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Center serves the needs of more than 3,000 patients and acts as a regional hub providing light based medical and aesthetic procedures within the dermatology field. Having grown steadily since its opening in 2005, Dr. Verebelyi designed his practice from its inception to be a virtually paper-less operation by leveraging the latest in electronic medical record (EMR) and document scanning technology. In order to operate efficiently in the billing office while providing quality clinical care, they rely on technologies designed by Fujitsu and PatientNow.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Imaging Solutions; Client Name: Colorado Center for Photomedicine; Region: United States;

• Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center enhances patient care with the deployment of Fujitsu Tablet PCs [PDF]
  

  "As in all businesses, the costs of running a medical practice continue to escalate. Every physician has to look constantly for opportunities to reduce costs. If you can find a way to reduce costs while simultaneously improving patient care and providing patient outcomes data, you have an amazingly powerful combination of benefits." – Dr. Scott Boden, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PC plays critical role at new high-tech hospital [PDF]
  

  "The key goal of incorporating the Fujitsu tablet PCs was to have easy access to legible information. Gone are the days of illegible handwriting, difficult-to-read orders, and misplaced patient charts." – Tanya Townsend, IT Director, Saint Clare’s Hospital

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• Hospice of Florida Suncoast and Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
  

  In 1977, the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast was born out of the vision of an exceptional group of people who realized the value of hospice care and wanted it for their families and neighbors. Today, the Hospice is the nation's largest not-for-profit, community-based provider of hospice and palliative care. Located in Clearwater, FL with over 1,500 employees, their vision and mission still remains the cornerstone of their work and organizational soul: help each person in their community find quality of life. Toward that goal, they are constantly adding new programs, advancing hospice practices and spearheading internal technology implementations to meet the changing needs of their community. In fact in 1997, The Hospice began the development of a software product called Suncoast Solutions that serves as the electronic health record for Hospice patients. One in four hospice patients across the country receive care by a program using Suncoast Solutions.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Imaging Solutions; Client Name: Hospice of Florida Suncoast; Region: United States;

• LifePath Hospice depends on Fujitsu to help deliver 24 x 7 palliative care [PDF]
  

  Fujitsu LifeBook® T4215 Tablet PCs provide healthcare providers with up-to-the-minute patient information and access to critical healthcare applications that run on the 35 Fujitsu PRIMERGY® servers deployed to power the organization’s datacenter and provide full disaster recovery.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• Luxembourg Ministerial Department of Sports
  

  By computerising the appointments, the Medical-Sports Department aims to simplify the way appointments are made, as well as lighten the burden of administrators. Finally, it intends to facilitate access to information for medical staff, who are now able to use a secure collaborative portal to access a wide-range database.

  Industry: Government; Healthcare; Region: United Kingdom;

• MacNeal
  

  "We selected Fujitsu's pen tablets because the system performed best during testing and, most importantly, our caregivers felt the new technology was very user-friendly."

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Client Name: MacNeal Health Network ; Region: United States;

• Marshfield Clinic launches innovative EMR initiative with LifeBook notebooks and Stylistic Tablet PCs [PDF]
  

  A physician-friendly, chartless electronic medical record (EMR) system using Marshfield Clinic’s Cattails software suite and Fujitsu LifeBook® T4000 Series Tablet PCs and Stylistic® ST5000 Series for reliable, high-performance mobility.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• NCG Medical Systems, Inc.
  

  Instant access to nephropathic patients records.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Imaging Solutions; Region: United States;

• Pediatrix Medical Group
  

  Instant access to nephropathic patients records.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Imaging Solutions; Region: United States;

• PinnacleHealth
  

  "We were looking for a functional solution that would improve the quality of care for our patients," said Richard Bagby, CIO for PinnacleHealth, a Pennsylvania-based healthcare provider. "The pen tablets provided our care staff with an efficient and accurate way of collecting and recording clinical information."

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Client Name: PinnacleHealth ; Region: United States;

• Provena Health’s home care agencies realize dramatic improvements in patient care with Fujitsu LifeBook notebooks [PDF]
  

  By enabling clinicians to gather information at the point of care, the patient information system and Fujitsu LifeBook P1500 Series notebooks have enabled Provena Home Care to improve the accuracy of patient and billing information.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• Quebec's Health Insurance Board Implements Web Services to Facilitate Information Exchanges
  

  Quebec's health insurance board (RAMQ), which is instrumental in the province's healthcare sector, partnered with Fujitsu Consulting to implement web services solution to bolster information exchange with various governmental agencies and healthcare facilities.

  Industry: Healthcare; Insurance; Solution Area: Legacy Migration; Region: Canada; United States;

• St. Luke's International Hospital
  

  World-class project management demonstrated total control of an in-hospital portal construction using highly reliable PRIMERGY and ETERNUS systems.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Storage Management; Client Name: St. Luke's International Hospital; Region: Japan;

• Swedish Medical Center
  

  Since 1910, Swedish Medical Center has been a hallmark for excellence in healthcare. With over 70 clinics and four hospital locations, Swedish is the largest, most comprehensive, nonprofit healthcare provider in the Greater Seattle area. Swedish is not just about facilities, research and new techniques, it’s about people coming together to provide the most compassionate care possible. From nurses and physicians, to social workers and dietitians, the dedicated team at Swedish Medical Center is defining, on a personal level, what excellence really means. In fact, in an independent research study conducted by the National Research Corp., Swedish is consistently named the area’s best hospital, with the finest doctors, nurses and overall care in a variety of specialty areas.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Imaging Solutions; Client Name: Swedish Medical Center; Region: United States;

• Technology makeover: CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals streamlines sales calls with Fujitsu LifeBook notebooks [PDF]
  

  CollaGenex sales representatives make professional presentations from virtually anywhere and account for drug samples with electronic forms. They spend less time on administrative tasks and more time meeting with doctors.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast uses Fujitsu Tablet PCs to ensure patients receive the best possible care [PDF]
  

  "When I came to The Hospice two years ago, less than 50 percent of our documentation was done electronically. Now approximately 70 percent of our documentation is done on computers, thanks in part to the Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PC." – Gay Madden, Vice President of Information Systems, The Hospice

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Region: United States; Canada;

• VNSNY
  

  Visiting nurses use Stylistic pen computers to facilitate the exchange of patient information, including schedules, history, medication and insurance, on a real-time basis.

  Industry: Healthcare; Solution Area: Wireless Solutions; Client Name: Visiting Nurse Service of New York ; Region: United States;

• Waterside Medical Centre - empowering healthcare
  

  In order to meet the NHS 24 and 48 hour access targets, Waterside realised that it needed to transform its working practices. This project had two elements to it: the first being the delivery of a robust technology solution that would be simple to use, and adhere to strict NHS confidentiality guidelines. Secondly, the system needed to be presented in a way that focussed on patient care with new technologies enhancing interactivity, not hindering it.

  Industry: Healthcare; Client Name: Waterside Medical Centre; Region: United Kingdom;