Barco showcases world’s most advanced software for interactive patient care with Hospedia at HIMSS 2013

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Combining a wide array of capabilities into a dedicated and fully integrated hardware and software solution, Barco’s Smart Terminals provide a secure portal for information, education and medical services right at the bedside; for patients, medical staff and clinicians. The new software platform also gives end users the ability to leverage specialist managed and professional services from Hospedia, such as yield management and content aggregation, to maximize the overall return on investment.

“Our strategic relationship with Hospedia allows us to build on their experience as the world’s largest operator of point of care solutions, providing tangible benefits for hospitals,” comments Piet Candeel, Senior Vice President of Barco’s healthcare division. “The software platform powered by Hospedia is a perfect fit for our high-performance, consumer-designed Smart Terminals. Ensuring seamless operation and smooth connectivity at the patient’s bedside, we are able to push clinical productivity and patient comfort to the next level.”

Ben Packman, Commercial Director at Hospedia, adds: “We’re delighted to partner with Barco in creating a fully integrated interactive patient care solution. By combining their unique solutions with our 15 years of experience at the patient bedside, we can deliver unparalleled efficiency to hospitals, clinical staff and patients throughout the world.”

Connectivity at the patient’s bedside

Barco’s interactive patient care solution allows patients to select from a wide range of communication and entertainment functions, making their stay in the hospital more personalized and comfortable. They can easily access television, movies, radio, internet, games and much more. In addition, they can learn more about their condition and course of treatment, as well as communicate with hospital workers, control their room environment, order meals, and view their daily schedule to boost self-management, patient awareness and independent recovery.

Enhanced HCAHPS scores and revenue streams

The new software features built-in delivery of real-time patient feedback services to capture patient views on any topic on demand, allowing healthcare establishments to respond to patient needs immediately. Directly impacting patient comfort and clinical outcomes, Barco’s interactive patient care solution boosts HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores and enhances overall patient satisfaction.

By seamlessly combining a wide array of capabilities into one solution, Barco helps simplify work processes and, ultimately, reduce costs. What’s more, Barco’s interactive patient care solution helps maximize the return from services offered to patients, providing tools for yield management, such as: upselling patient entertainment bundles optimized for value and content; advertising and promotion; content management and deep localization.

Better workflow for better outcomes

Optimized for clinicians and medical staff, Barco’s Smart Terminals provide instant and secure access to the Hospital Information System (HIS) and a patient’s Electronic Medical Records (EMR), enabling high value workflow improvements for better clinical outcomes. In addition, the new platform provides a set of tools for staff to manage admission, care plan and discharge activities right at the point of care.

Visit us at HIMSS

Barco will be showcasing its patient bedside terminals and integrated software platform at HIMSS, New Orleans (US), 3-7 March, booth 7021.

About Hospedia

Hospedia is the world's leading provider of point of care systems in healthcare, including media, information, clinical support software and infrastructure services. It manages 70,000 multimedia systems serving up to 10 million patients, 5 million visitors and 500,000 healthcare professionals a year in more than 155 hospitals. These systems can be configured to deliver healthcare applications and services, making use of the PC functionality already installed by Hospedia at the bedside. For patients, Hospedia’s aim is to provide a great choice of entertainment, communication and value for money, all helping to make a stay in hospital that little bit easier.

About Barco

Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,900 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.156 billion euro in 2012.

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