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VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM 4.1 DELIVERS EASE OF ADMINISTRATION AND ENHANCED CLINICAL WORKFLOWSoftware upgrade saves time, improves productivity
San Jose, Calif. (February 25, 2008) - Hospital administrators using the Vocera Communications System will be spending a little less time managing their system later this spring; that's when the Vocera Communications' System 4.1 hits the market. The Vocera 4.1 software will be showcased at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28.Brent Lang, Vocera Communications, Inc. Chief Operating Officer, says the administrative enhancements and practical applications will cause dramatic (and welcome) changes for busy nursing staff as they expand the use of Vocera. "We built the new features around three primary areas: enhanced core product features, powerful new applications, and intelligent workflow capabilities."
Enhanced Core Features
- Device Management - Keeps track of vital information about each Badge. When Badges have been off the network for a specified period of time, the administrator is sent a notifying e-mail, increasing the likelihood that the Badge will be found.
- Scheduled Reporting - Automatically delivers requested Vocera reports to the appropriate people.
- Vocera Telephony Server (VTS) - Now provides redundancy, increased capacity per site, and e-mail alert notifications.
- Dictation Interface - Enables doctors and clinical staff to record and send patient notes directly to their transcription service from their Vocera Communications Badge or new T1000 Vocera Communications Phone.
- Remote Log-in - Allows off campus and non-Badge users to log in and gain access to the Vocera System via any phone allowing them to send and listen to messages, call users and groups, and send broadcast messages. This is a vital feature for healthcare managers who may work at remote locations. It ensures the lines of communication are open seven days a week 24 hours per day.
- Group Console (nurse bed assignment) - Provides nurse administrators the ability to assign responsibility for specific beds to specific nurses. "Under the current system, a nurse or nurse administrator making nurse/patient assignments needs to make each assignment separately," says Lori Dickinson, Senior Technical Account Manager for Vocera Communications, Inc. "With Vocera 4.1, a clerk can pull up the Web-based assignment screen and make the assignments all at once. If additional changes in assignments need to be made, the clerk can make these changes quickly. That's a huge time savings."
- Intelligent Answer - Announces the reason for an incoming call as part of the call notification, so nurses can determine if they need to answer right away.
- Forward to Group Pager and Enhanced Site-base Group Routing - Provides enhanced group-based workflow for customers with multiple sites.
The Vocera 4.1 software will be available in late June 2008*. For more information about 4.1 and Vocera Communications, Inc., please call 1-800-331-6356 or visit www.vocera.com.
*Vocera 4.1 software availability Q3 2008.
About Vocera Communications
Vocera Communications provides wireless communication systems enabling instant voice communication among mobile workers for leading institutions and companies requiring enhanced customer service, productivity, and teamwork. Vocera is installed in more than 20 percent of the "Most Wired and Most Wireless" hospitals. The company, based in San Jose, California, sells to customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. For more information, please contact the company at 408-882-5100, or visit the Web site at www.vocera.com.
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