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IT IN HEALTHCARE
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INTRODUCTION
Today, healthcare organizations worldwide depend on
innovative clinical data and IT storage solutions to help
improve healthcare workflows - from patient care to
research. In fact, a recent report from BCC Research shows
that the market for healthcare IT will continue to grow at a
compound annual growth rate of 4.8 percent until 2019.
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IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
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BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER
(TBHC)
Despite being in the early stages of deployment. NetApp and
Cisco‘s FlexPod is making a tremendous difference in the
day-to-day activities of clinicians at TBHC.
"l/ I/it/7 faster, more reliable access to patient records, our
doctors and nurses can now spend more time treating
patients, " says TBHC's senior vice president and chief
information officer Bill Moran.
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HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK (HCN)
Now that HCN has moved virtual machines and data to the
new NetApp array. latency is no longer an issue. Physicians
and clinicians simply point. click, and quickly get the
required data, minimizing delays and optimizing the
quality of patient care.
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DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP
The ability to deliver services and medical images 24/7 with
zero downtime enhances the delivery of patient care.
"With our FlexPod environment, doctors and clinicians have
the data and images they need any time of the day or night
to enable delivery of the best care possible, "says Tony
Beaird. manager of server. storage. and IT security
infrastructures at DuPage Medical Group
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ADVANCING RESEARCH
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BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
"Our Discovery Research Cloud built on FlexPod allows our
researchers to focus on medical science, not IT. " says
Alexander Izaguirre. CIO/ CTO and vice president. Information
Technology, Baylor College of Medicine.
"They can easily build accurate cost estimates into their grant
applications and get what they need without ever talking to
an IT person. They can begin their experiments sooner, get
results faster, and / earn more during their time at Baylor. "
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INOVA TRANSLATIONAL
MEDICINE INSTITUTE (ITM| )
With the ability to efficiently deliver HPC resources on
demand, lTMl can quickly launch new studies. including
genomic studies and other investigations for health issues
such as heart disease. diabetes. and cancer.
"When experts can quickly access and analyze multiple
datasets simultaneously, correlations may appear that could
lead to new discoveries. " says Aaron Black. director of
Informatics at ITMI.
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PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE
HEALTHCARE THROUGH
LOWER COSTS
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INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE
Despite 30 percent annual data growth. lntermountain has
been able to manage its infrastructure with the same number
of employees.
"lntermountain has an initiative to provide healthcare coverage
with rates rising no faster than the consumer price index plus I
percent. while delivering improved care, " says Don Franklin.
assistant vice president of Infrastructure and Operations for
lntermountain Healthcare.
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CHILDREN'S MIRACLE
NETWORK HOSPITALS
Moving to FlexPod has also improved performance and
uptime for websites and web-based applications crucial to
fundralsing efforts, maximizing the potential for donations.
More money means more resources to care for sick children.
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CONCLUSION
Whether it's directly improving patient care or helping lower costs to provide more
access to healthcare, organizations are continuing to use IT to move the needle for
an industry that is at a pivotal point in innovation.
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