Valley Health
Date
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01/07/2010
Both Dell and Intel have been successful in finding ways for their technology to positively impact healthcare, and The Corner Group has been very thoughtful and organized about developing the application to fit the workflow of the medics.
— Dr. Jack Potter, medical director of Emergency Services, Valley Health, United States
Challenge
Valley Health wanted a reliable way to send 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) data between ambulances and hospitals so that catheterization laboratories could be activated in advance of a patient’s arrival to treat patients sooner and minimize muscle damage during a heart attack.Solution
Enable wireless, two-way transmission of EKG data, electronic health records and other lab tests using an IT architecture based on Dell PowerEdge™ servers and Dell Latitude™ tablets and laptops with Intel® vPro™ technology, implemented and managed by Dell partner The Corner Group.Benefits
- Thirty-minute wait time for activation of catheterization laboratory eliminated
- Fifty-percent average ejection fraction threshold achieved
- Hardware troubleshooting and software updates that can be performed remotely
- Break-fix in hours or less from days or weeks
- Zero hardware failures in ambulances thus far
- Patient consent signatures captured digitally
- Able to accommodate a variety of operating systems on a single device
