HICS 2014

Last week Ascom attended Australia's Health Informatics Conference, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (11-14^th of August), held by the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA).

HIC is Australia’s premier digital health, e-health and health informatics conference centered around investing in e-health, improving the climate for investment and innovation in e-health and strategic opportunities.

The conference bought together stakeholders from various roles of healthcare so they could assist and collaborate on each other’s health informatics projects. The programme was jam-packed with several workshops, informatics events, networking opportunities, and Australia’s largest e-health expo.

Joining together with our partner Advantech Australia in a shared stand was the perfect opportunity to present our range of products that can support the health industry. Some of the solutions on display was Advantech AMiS-50 Workstation-on-Wheels (WoW), Pocket Pad (an industry grade tablet). Ascom Nursecall and Mobility products (I62, Unite Axess).

In all aspects HIC 14 was a fantastic conference. Delegates enjoyed their time, we made use of the opportunity to talk and demonstrate how our solutions can improve workflows and increase productivity in the workforce and the response we received was nothing but encouraging.

PRESS RELEASE: ASCOM AND UNITINGCARE HEALTH ENABLE MOBILE POINT-OF-CARE

UnitingCare Health, one of the largest providers of health and community services in Australia, announces successful signing with Ascom for the provision of a Workstation on Wheels (WoW) solution for St Stephens Hospital in Queensland. 
The roll-out of the Workstation on Wheels (WoW) solution aims to provide a fully integrated nursing station that optimises the patient care process by enabling mobile point-of-care. Click here to read full article. 

AMIS-50

Want to learn more about how Ascom's mobility offerings along with solutions such as AMiS-50 can improve your hospital contact us
au-marketing@ascom.com or 03 9677 8907

Nursecall Roadshow & Webinar

To help introduce Telecare IP and Ascom Nursecall Solutions in Australia, Ascom held a roadshow event late June across 3 of our major cities, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Due to the overall success, the roadshow followed on with a Webinar. 

The seminars were held by Ascom’s Sales & Marketing Director- Feargal O’Farrell.

Various topics were discussed however the main focus’ being:

·         Clinical communication systems

·         Applications supporting our Nursecall Systems

·         Optimised solutions for better efficiency and workflow

·         Workflow engine: The power of one integrated hospital communication system

Ascom Nursecall Video

For those who came along to the Roadshow were lucky enough to meet and chat with some of Ascom’s experts, and to experience a live demonstration of the operative Nursecall System. The objective of the roadshow was to both advertise and inform the audience of Ascom’s all in one communication solution. Offering a complete system including components; application, mobility and Nursecall, making it easier to integrate with the one vendor providing convenient and efficient services.

Together, the roadshow and webinar were an overall achievement for Ascom. Awareness was raised by highlighting how Ascom’s all in one solution will enhance communication in mission critical situations, with both patient and staff.

If you wish to hear more about the our solutions or require any additional information contact 02-9698 9000 or email au-marketing@ascom.com

ITAC 2014

Together with partner Juniper Networks last week Ascom attended the annual Information Technology in Aged Care conference (ITAC).

Hosted in the beautiful city of Hobart, ITAC bought together representatives of the aged care industry to discuss the impact that technology now has in the industry and the solutions that can help support the everyday environment they deal in.

Topics that were discussed included and where not limited to:

• Assistive Technologies
• NBN Pilot Projects 
• Business Improvement through technology
• Consumer Choice – is technology a key? 
• Clinical Service Delivery 
• I.T Governance 
• Social Media

The purpose of Ascom & Juniper exhibiting was to demonstrate our application suite for managing mission and life-critical alert systems support by a strong stable portfolio of network solutions.

Overall, it was a great two days, we believe our live demonstrations helped raise a lot of interest and illustrated how our systems and solutions can contribute to improving staff collaboration and enrich communication with their patients.

Ascom 2-Day Introduction Program

When Ascom acquired Integrated Wireless late last year as per the following press release, they acquired a workforce well versed with Ascom product and solutions, but not necessarily with the “Ascom Way”. As a result Ascom recently held an induction program for all the members of the Australian team.

The program was held in Sydney & Melbourne last week, which was delivered by 7 of Ascom’s senior management from Europe. The main purpose of the visit was to establish networks with the Australian team and to give an overview and understanding of Ascom’s global business operations.

(Sydney Team - Introduction Program)

(Melbourne Team - Introduction Program)

There was alot of discussion around Ascom's product portfolio which comprised of Ascom IP-DECT/VoWiFi Mobility systems, Ascom Unite Messaging system, Patient Monitoring integration and Nurse Call systems.

The Ascom Australia team found the program very interesting and certainly felt part of the global picture after the weeks activities.

Integrated Wireless Becomes Ascom Integrated Wireless

Ascom Wireless Solutions, a world leader in mission-critical communication, recently acquired the Australian based company Integrated Wireless. 

This strategic acquisition is an important step in the Ascom Wireless Solutions global growth strategy, giving the company direct access to the Australian and New Zealand markets and provides a foothold to further build up its position in the Asia Pacific markets.

Integrated Wireless is a well-renowned specialist provider of wireless communication systems in Australia and New Zealand and has been the exclusive distributor of the Ascom Wireless Solutions portfolio for over ten years.

“The Ascom Wireless Solutions strong focus on healthcare is also very interesting for our markets”, says Leo Silver, Managing Director of Ascom Integrated Wireless

Click here to read full press release

HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition

Last month Ascom attended the Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Florida (23-27th of February).

HIMSS is the industry’s largest health IT conference, with its core focus on achieving better efficiencies in health through information technology, understanding that healthcare is about patients and the positive impact information technology has on improving overall patient engagement.

 The programme was packed with interactive workshops, keynote speakers and networking opportunities. There was a variety of speakers including Hilary Clinton, all extremely impactful and understanding the concerns we face in healthcare today.

Our exhibition highlighted purpose built wireless telephones in healthcare and discussed the key attributes that distinguish a purpose-built device from a standard device and other solutions such as nursecall, duress, patient and asset tracking  that can overall improve workflow and productivity in the workplace.

The reaction to our Ascom solutions that were presented were extremely positive with many delegates expressing keen interest. Overall HIMSS14 was a great event and a fantastic chance to engage and talk to customers.