Polycom Healthcare Solutions - Eric Sotnek introduces Polycom's new HDX Practitioner Cart at HIMSS09

The Polycom Practitioner Cart enables medical professionals to connect with patients regardless of time or distance constraints, thereby improving access to quality care. Medical and non-medical peripheral devices can be easily connected to the telepresence system via an integrated switch box and connection panel, allowing real-time images to be shared in high resolution (e.g. images of a patients throat, ears or skin). The system interoperates with all standards-based medical periph¬eral devices and has the ability to run in-band stethoscopes, which provides unparalleled quality for listening to heart and lung sounds in real time, while still giving the clinician the ability to view the patient. Healthcare professionals can also use the system for broadcasting medical procedures for education or mentoring purposes.

The Polycom Practitioner Cart is specifically constructed to meet the needs of mobile telehealth applications. The carts small footprint is designed around a durable, enclosed cart frame that is easy to clean, protects internal electronic components from spills and fluids, and provides the ultimate in maneuverability and flexibility. The system features AES encryption for HIPAA com¬pliancy and the power system is UL 60601 compliant for use in patient care environments. It is provisioned for wireless with battery power and wireless antenna, and provides an enclosed compartment for a laptop to enable clinicians to access pertinent data or other network applications during care.

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• polycom
• healthcare
• telemedicine
• medical education
• himss
• video conferencing
• interoperability
• hd
• telehealth
• AES encryption