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Accelerating Workflow with Wireless Communication

This document visually demonstrates how Vocera can reduce the time it takes to perform clinical processes within specific departments such as the ED, ICU, and Labor and Delivery.

Disaster Preparedness:  Wireless Communication in Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Vocera Communications and other wireless technologies are becoming part of hospital disaster preparedness plans.

To maintain order and efficient patient flow and response, all hospitals in the U.S. have developed disaster or emergency preparedness plans that outline chains of command, communication procedures, and other important protocols to keep the hospital running in a crisis.  According to Dr. Keith Conover, M.D., surgeon and member of the Hospital Disaster Committee for Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, there are several characteristics all preparedness plans must have to be “effective and practical.”

University of Maryland Study of Vocera Integration with Nurse Call - St. Agnes Hospital
The impact of integration of the Vocera Solution with the nurse call system at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore resulted in improved response times to patient requests, increased efficiency, and the potential of significant cost savings. The study also found that using the Vocera Solution created a more positive working environment.

Bringing Mobile VoIP to In-Building Mobile Workers
This paper explains how employee productivity is improved by providing instant two-way voice communication for campus environments using wireless LAN technology.

HIPAA Data Security and Privacy Standards for Voice Communications Over a Wireless LAN
The compliance issues associated with voice communication over wireless networking technologies within the context of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPAA) are addressed in this white paper.

• University of Maryland Study of Vocera Integration with Nurse Call - St. Agnes Hospital (Jan. 2006) (656 KB)
  
  
• Vocera Communications: Bringing Mobile VoIP to In-Building Mobile Workers (May 2005) (542 KB)
  
  
• Vocera Clinical Applications (Nov. 2007) (419 KB)
  
  
• HIPAA Data Security and Privacy Standards for Voice Communications Over a Wireless LAN (Jan. 2004) (405 KB)
  
  
• A Whitepaper from Siemens Enterprise Communication - Driving Innovation:  The Wireless LAN in Healthcare (Sept. 2006) (231 KB)
  
  
• A Whitepaper from Siemens Medical - Digitally Integrated Delivery for Your Healthcare System (Jan. 2005) (66 KB)