News | February 29, 2008

InnerWireless Announces Technology Integration Partnerships With Cisco, Hospira And PatientKeeper

InnerWireless, Inc., the premier provider of converged wireless solutions, recently announced strategic partnerships with Cisco, Hospira and PatientKeeper to create leading-edge solutions that give caregivers everywhere, everytime access to the clinical applications they need.

With InnerWireless, physicians, nurses and patients can communicate and access data wirelessly from anywhere inside the hospital, including at the point of care. Through its new partnerships with other leading healthcare solution companies, InnerWireless enables clinicians to reliably use wireless devices to access patient information from lab results to vital signs, as well as locate assets. These capabilities help ensure that clinicians have the information and equipment they need for more responsive care, better-informed decision making and improved patient interaction at the point of care.

"InnerWireless and its partners are focused on delivering breakthrough benefits for the converged wireless hospital where collaboration, workflow and outcomes improve because of strategic mobility solutions," said Ed Cantwell, president, CEO and chairman of InnerWireless. "The accelerating convergence of WAN and WLAN platforms creates tremendous opportunity for InnerWireless and its partners to help reshape how healthcare is delivered. Whether it's using their smartphone to order tests from the bedside, or staying in touch with their practice while on rounds at the hospital, clinicians need everywhere, everytime access that only wireless solutions can provide. Likewise, by integrating InnerWireless with innovative technologies from partners including Cisco, Hospira and PatientKeeper, we can enhance clinical efficiency while improving patient care, safety and satisfaction within the converged wireless hospital."

Strategic partner solutions integrate with InnerWireless' Horizon in-building infrastructure and PanGo location technology to bring wireless technology to clinicians' fingertips:

  • Cisco

  • www.cisco.com InnerWireless will integrate PanGo with Cisco's Unified Communications, including Wired and Wireless phones, so clinicians and healthcare staff can locate critical medical assets in real-time directly on the devices to streamline workflow and reduce delays in medical care.
  • Hospira

  • www.hospira.com Hospira MedNet interfaces a hospital's drug library with the infusion devices to enhance patient safety and best clinical practices as well as monitor and provide reports at the device, group or system-wide levels. By integrating Hospira MedNet with PanGo, infusion pumps can be tracked and located directly in Hospira MedNet without needing to launch additional applications, maximizing the use of two innovative technologies and enabling hospitals to effectively manage assets.
  • PatientKeeper

  • PatientKeeper's physician information system makes physician work processes simpler and more efficient because it enables physicians to quickly see lab and test results, medication histories, allergies, vital signs, and other important patient information on wireless devices at the point-of-care, as well as electronically capture charges. Integrating this enabling technology on Horizon means that wireless coverage is guaranteed, assuring that physicians have full wireless access to patient keeper without worry of dropped signals. In addition, the technology will be able to automatically synchronize each mobile device for efficient and easy access and sharing of data without delay.

About InnerWireless
InnerWireless enables today's mobile workforce with the ubiquitous in-building delivery of Wireless Wide Area Network and WLAN (WiFi) for voice, data, location and other wireless services guaranteed. Designed expressly for mission and life critical wireless applications, the Horizon Converged Wireless solution is ideal for Hospital, Fortune 100 and Hospitality customers where wired performance is expected. IT-friendly features like low OPEX, multi-carrier and AP vendor neutrality make Horizon a practical consideration as well. Businesses wishing to add asset visibility and tracking, can utilize the company's PanGo asset management solution which provides identity, location and condition of key enterprise resources such as assets and people. For more information about InnerWireless, visit www.innerwireless.com.

SOURCE: InnerWireless, Inc.