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Health Care

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR

WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH WIRELESS?Many health-care organizations operate under the weighty task of offering qualityservices with too few staff and spiraling costs. This brochure presents examples ofproducts and solutions that address the unique challenges faced by todays health-careorganizations, such as increasing access to patient information and back-office systemswhile staying compliant with stringent security regulations. All on Americas largesthigh-speed wireless network.

Health-Care MonitoringImprove care and empower patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases with homehealth-monitoring solutions such as the MyGlucoHealth Wireless Meter from EntraHealth Systems.

Home-Based CareGet a comprehensive view of your patients complete medical history at the point of carewith health information exchange solutions.

TelemedicineImprove collaboration and reduce travel costs with telemedicine solutions from VerizonTelehealth Collaboration Services, Nortel and Polycom.

Mobile Health CareMonitor and react to patients conditions with Panasonic Toughbook tablets,Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband and Airstrip OB solutions.

Health Information ExchangeProvide patients in remote areas with Verizon integrated audio and videocommunications services.

Mobile Ofce

Give clinicians remote access to patient records and enable them to capture charges atthe point of care with Microsoft Office Communicator and IQMax Clinical Suite.

These are just some of the ways we can help you stay connected and achieve yourgoals. Contact a Verizon Wireless business specialis t today to find out more.

Every organization can benefit from smart alliances, and thats why weve teamed withleading solution providers to promote innovative solutions for your specif ic needs.Our Business Solution Alliance (BSA) program offers a wealth of valuable, time-saving,secure applications and services that connect over the Verizon Wireless network.

4G LTE: THE NEXT-GENERATION VERIZONWIRELESS NETWORKFOR HEALTH CAREA wireless revolution is underway

that promises to transform howyour business operates. Called4G LTE, its the next-generationmobile broadband networkavailable from Verizon Wireless.Things you once used wires andcables and landlines to do, youcan do wirelessly on the fastest4G network in America.

Verizon 4G LTE will supportdownload and upload rates upto 10 times faster than ourexisting 3G technology, givingyour business a superiorwireless experience. With it,you can access data-intensiveapplications, stream live videoright from your mobile devicesand more, which can changethe way you communicateand collaborate.

Welcome to the mostadvanced 4G networkin America.

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Health-Care MonitoringCHALLENGECaring for patients with chronic conditions, such as congestive heart failure (CHF),chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes, accounts for more thanfour-fifths of all health-care expenditures. Your benefits provider agency would like tooffer a health and wellness program that includes tools to help members with chronicdiseases participate in their own disease management, and also reduce your operatingand care costs.

SOLUTION + Equip diabetic patients with Bluetoothenabled MyGlucoHealth blood glucosemeters from Entra Health Systems.

+ Download the MyGlucoHealth application to patients and physicians smartphones,so patients can upload readings from the meter and receive results and analysis fromtheir physicians across the Verizon Wireless network.

+ Provide patients with access to a Web-based browser, so they can review current andrecent test results, as well as input weight, exercise and nutritional data.

+ Set up an automated online system so patients can receive alerts, testing andmedication reminders.

RESULTS + Your agency is reducing both health-care and operating costs by enabling clinicians toidentify issues before they become crises that require hospitalization.

+ Patients are more involved in the management of their disease, improving their owncare, their satisfaction with your agency and their overall well-being.

+ Patients are also getting help when they need it, reducing complications andimproving care.

Home-Based CareCHALLENGEAs manager of a home health agency, you employ 75 nurses, therapists, medical socialworkers and home health aides who start their day long before they get to a patientsdoor. Valuable time that could be devoted to patients is instead spent at the office

getting assignments, directions and other information. To get caregivers on the roadfaster, you need to eliminate morning meetings and provide mobile access to criticalinformation. Youd also like to reduce operating costs and make your entire operationmore efficient.

SOLUTION + Equip mobile caregivers with smartphones and Verizon Wireless voice and dataservices so they stay connected to the office by email, voice, text or instant messaging.

+ Implement CellTraks home health-care and hospice solutions, which offer an end-to-end, paperless system at the point of care.

HELP PATIENTSPARTICIPATE IN

THEIR DISEASEMANAGEMENT.

KEEP YOURMOBILE WORKERS

CONNECTED TOTHE INFORMATION

THEY NEED.

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RESULTS + Because home health workers no longer have to stop at the office before beginningtheir day, they have more time to spend with patients and can even make more visitsper day.

+ You pay less overtime and dont need to hire extra staff, now that workers canaccomplish more in less time. And GPS directions mean reduced mileage expenses andfewer missed visits.

+ Access to automated data like patient instructions and addresses helps cut down onverbal and written errors.

+ You can adjust schedules and assignments on the fly without having to pick up aphone, and workflow stays streamlined and efficient.

+ Your workers process less paperwork, helping to increase efficiency and allowingthem to concentrate on more important tasks.

+ The solutions also provide real-time staff schedules, patient-specific care plans anddocumentation of visit notes in the field.

TelemedicineCHALLENGEYour major hospital and medical school is known for leadership in highly specializeddiagnostic and treatment programs. You need to improve collaboration with the medicalcenters within your health-care system that dont have cardiac specialists on staff, but

without increasing travel expenses.SOLUTION + Request a Verizon Telehealth Readiness Assessment and custom planning anddesign engagement to design, integrate and manage a platform thats right for yourhospitals needs.

+ Implement integrated audio, visual and video communications from VerizonTelehealth Collaboration Services, for enterprise-level interconnectivity.

+ Employ immersive telepresence, room videoconferencing, desktop videoconferencingand personal videoconferencing solutions from Verizon Business working with Norteland Polycom, to enable remote collaboration between:

Patients and physicians

Physicians and physicians

Community health centers and hospital centers of excellence

Medical educational facilities and hospitals

Hospitals, labs and agencies

COLLABORATE WITHSPECIALISTS REMOTELY,

IN REAL TIME.

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RESULTS + Rather than traveling, your doctors can simply walk down the hall to a conferenceroom to meet with colleagues or consult with patients via a video link.

+ The resulting savings in travel expenses are a major consideration in the hospitals ROIanalysis and sustainability plan.

+ Youre also providing better care for your patients, whether theyre being treated atan urban emergency room or a doctors office in a rural area.

+ Doctors who must travel can still conduct daily rounds with their intern team usingTelehealth Collaboration Services.

+ Your hospital is able to generate revenue by expanding the cardiac diagnosticsdepartment and patient services.

+ The solution also helps your medical school meet its training needs, allowinglarge groups across multiple locations to virtually at tend and participate intraining sessions. This new approach to meetings improves attendance and helpsincrease productivity.

Mobile Health CareCHALLENGEAs a physician with an expanding OB/GYN practice, it is important that you are able toconduct regular patient examinations at your office while still being able to monitor andreact to the condition of a patient experiencing a difficult pregnancy who has checked

into a hospital across town.SOLUTION + Equip mobile health workers with smartphones and stations with PanasonicToughbook C1 tablets embedded with Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband Built-In.

+ Implement Airstrip OB so you can view vital patient waveform data directly from thelabor-and-delivery unit in vir tual real time on your smartphone across the VerizonWireless network. Airstrip OB has a HIPAA-compliant authentication login, so yourpatient can rest assured that her information is kept secure.

RESULTS + You can closely monitor patients 24/7 even when the demands of your office hours

require you to leave the labor-and-delivery unit periodically.+ Additional patient information such as vital signs, historical data and nurses notes are

also available, which allow you to react quickly to changing patient conditions.

MONITORYOUR PATIENTS

CONDITION FROMYOUR SMARTPHONE.

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Health Information ExchangeCHALLENGEYoure an emergency room physician in a big-city hospital. You regularly see patientswho arent in your hospitals network, and theyre not always able to give you sufficientbackground information before you begin treatment. You need a solution that will letyou access your patients medical histories, even if their regular care providers are outof networkor out of state. And that solution needs to be secure enough to keep youcompliant with key industry regulations, such as HIPAA, the HITECH Act, U.S. FDA Title21 and the PCI DSS, while also aiding efforts to meet Joint Commission Patient SafetyGoals and other recommendations.

SOLUTION + Add a complete Verizon health information exchange (HIE) solution that provides

interoperability between disparate hospital information systems (HIS) and electronicmedical record (EMR) systems.

+ Enable two-way communications for e-prescribing, referrals, consultations, publichealth reporting and more.

RESULTS + You can pull clinical information from the HIE, which instantly delivers comprehensivepatient data when and where its needed.

+ Information is delivered directly to your patient record system of choice.

+ With access to comprehensive medical histories and near real-time test results, youremaking better-informed decisions, providing continuity of care, reducing medical errorsand improving patient outcomes.

+ You can also push information into the system, enhancing communication amongcaregivers and accurately and completely reconciling the use of medications across thecontinuum of care.

+ Youre providing faster, better-informed care and eliminating redundant tests andprocedures, leading to increased patient satisfaction.

+ Youre more productive with real-time access to patient information, reducing test andwait scenarios.

+ Your patients data is staying private, and youre remaining compliant with industry

security regulations. + Verizon HIE solutions are cloud-based and delivered as a service, which means nohardware or software license costs.

IMPROVE CARECOLLABORATION

ACROSS PATIENTNETWORKS.

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Some products shown are provided by Verizon Wireless Business Solution Alliance members, which are solely responsible for such products functionality, pricing and service agreements.

Applications detailed here may not be available on all devices. Please contact the applicable Business Solution Alliance member for device requirements.

Network details & coverage maps at vzw.com . 2011 Verizon Wireless.

Mobile OfficeCHALLENGEYour group health cooperative clinic offers a medical outreach program designed toprovide health-care access to an underserved community in a rural area. Because theclinic manually records patient information, the information isnt readily accessibleto everyone who needs it, and charts sometimes contain inaccuracies or are incomplete.You need a way to make patient information more accurate and accessible, so you canprovide the best care possible. And you also want the ability to capture charges at thepoint of care.

SOLUTION + Provide outreach clinicians with smartphones for email and patient-record access.

+ Implement Microsoft Office Communicator for secure internal instant messaging andMicrosoft Exchange 2010 for email and collaboration.

+ Install a browser-based practice management system that includes patient files,medication histories and other information.

+ Use IQMax Clinical Suite to deliver patients health information to physicians at thepoint of care in real time via their smartphones. The suite connects physicians topatients latest, most current information for more accurate t reatments.

RESULTS + Clinicians are providing better care with secure access to full patient information at thepoint of care.

+ Physicians can use the IQMax mobile dictation application to wirelessly transmit voicefiles to transcription, as well as the charge-capture application for capturing chargeswhen and where treatment occurs.

+ You can reduce the possibility of medical errors by digitizing patient files and allowingstaff to make electronic updates and dictations at the time and place of care.

+ With real-time access to collaboration tools, your clinicians are frequently consultingwith other care providers, improving decision making and patient care.

+ Electronic records of time, billing and visits make it easier to verify compliance toindustry regulations.

+ You can also increase revenues by capturing patient charges at the point of care.

For more information about industry solutions, visitverizonwireless.com/healthcare .

Please contact your Verizon Wireless representative for additionalinformation about products, pricing and services.

MAKE PATIENT RECORDSAND INFORMATIONMORE ACCESSIBLE.

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