IBM solution expected to increase efficiency
and improve patient care
Overbrook
Hospital Chiang Rai has opted for IBM solutions to help streamline and upgrade
its IT infrastructure. IBM's solutions are expected to increase the efficiency
of the hospital's internal operations, while improving patient care by allowing
doctors to make the best possible decisions.
Overbrook
Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Northern Thailand.
Overbrook has been in the medical service business for more than 100 years and
is popular amongst locals and foreigners. Like other organizations in the
region, this renowned private hospital outside of the capital is experiencing
growth in terms of an annual increase in the number of its patients.
IBM is
consistently supportive of organizations in these smaller cities that are
experiencing continued growth. IBM is committed to assisting local businesses
and organizations in smaller provinces outside the capital, such as Chiang Rai,
to develop skills and advance new and more efficient processes with the use of
information technology. Geographic expansion is one of IBM's core growth
strategies and Thailand is one of IBM's focus countries in ASEAN.
Previously,
Overbrook stored patient information, medical treatment records and other
related data in standalone PCs (personal computer) without the backup support
of a centralized data management system. But with the volume and velocity of
patient information increasing and becoming more complex, Overbrook needed a
more effective and secure system to better process their daily activities and
data. In the case of referrals, they would be able to easily share diagnostic
records with any partner hospitals in Pacs files, instead of sending
traditional X-ray films.
"We
have selected IBM because it offers a range of products and services widely
recognized in diverse industries including the healthcare industry. Thanks to
an expanded network of after-sales IBM services from its branch in Chiang Mai,
we are confident the hospital will receive good maintenance services and useful
advice on a regular basis. The latest enhancement in our IT operations will
make retrieving and forwarding essential patient information to partner
hospitals faster and more accurately, eliminating complexity and duplications
from our data filing and retrieval from PCs previously experienced. With the
solution in place, we hope to provide better and more efficient 24/7 service to
patients, and drive our strategic plan for future business developments,"
said Dr. Witoon Yongmethawut, Director of Overbrook Hospital Chiang Rai.
Overbrook
currently serves an average of xx outpatients and admission cases per day. In
addition to continuous professional development and skills of their medical
practitioners and supporting staff as well, thay have also invested
considerably in medical IT development.
The IBM
solution for this infrastructure upgrade at Overbrook includes:
IBM
Storwize V7000, a powerful storage with high-performance, user-friendly virtualization
software. It enables the hospital's IT organization to manage and process a
large amount of data flowing into the system, and helps save disc space needed
for hardware installation. This will allow Overbrook Hospital to manage their
increasing number of patients on its existing servers. It will also allow for
the digitization of xray films, meaning they are kept safe and secure for
future reference as well as saving expensive film costs as printing will only
be done when absolutely necessary. Moreover, it helps reduce the need for
unnecessary hardware acquisitions - saving hardware costs in the long run.
IBM
System Storage Easy Tier, a software that facilitates proper data
categorization for easy retrieval and helps system administrators store it accordingly
so that the data can be transferred to other storage safely by using IBM's
integrated migration software, specially engineered for high-efficiency data
migration. This means Overbrook's doctors will be able to access medical
records from any location at any time, and important patient data can be safely
be transferred from one hospital to another if the need arises.
Blade
Centre H, which is an innovative blade technology that provides 10 times faster
data migration than any other systems. This is made possible through
consolidating server, storage, network architecture and safety appliance into a
single platform in the data centre. The hospital's IT organisation can now use
the new system to run analysis software and storage applications smoothly.
Overbrook Hospital will also benefit as space needed for hardware installation,
hours of work and energy can see significant savings, and the installation is
scalable, thereby supporting future growth and digital transformation.
These
solutions are part of an overall IBM strategy called Smarter Computing which
refers to smarter architecture that can help clients gain actionable insights
from data, increase IT capacity and deliver new services faster to create
profitable business opportunities. IBM introduced its Smarter Computing
approach to information technology earlier this year as a way for organizations
to realize greater efficiencies, improved reliability, and better performance,
and all, at lower costs. The strategy centers around three fundamental aspects:
leveraging analytics to exploit vast amounts of data for business goals;
utilizing optimized systems that are designed for specific tasks; and managing
as much of the IT as possible with cloud-computing technologies.
Kittipong
Asawapichayon, Country Manager, General Business, IBM Thailand Company Limited,
said, "Data storage and data communications within a hospital's IT system
is an integral part of today's healthcare efficiency. IBM's expertise has
always been about managing vast amounts of information, and we have the
knowledge and skill to create smarter solutions to address the challenges of
healthcare. That includes integrating information across secure and
standards-based systems. IBM will soon launch the next iteration of IBM’s
Smarter Computing initiative, where the next generation of expert integated IT
systems will automatically recognize the attributes of multiple classes of
software and seamlessly distribute workloads based on these attributes. The
addition of these expert system technologies will not only reduce the total
cost of IT by making it possible for fewer administrators to manage a greater
number of physical and virtual servers, but also make it possible for IT
organizations to "right-size" their IT investments by utilizing shared
cloud resources to process peak application workloads.
In this
area of expertise IBM has been trusted by leading hospitals and medical
institutes, domestically and internationally. We are delighted to see a big
step forward for Overbrook Hospital in its investment in IBM solutions. With
our smart solutions with proven track record and experienced people with
outstanding expertise, we believe the hospital's goal to be a trusted and
smarter healthcare provider would be achieved. IBM is doing what it has always
done: bringing innovative solutions to the world’s most vexing problems -- and,
in the case of healthcare, with literally life-saving results. With the
deployment of the solutions, Overbrook would be a key contributing factor to
further reinforce Thailand's position as the Medical Hub of Asia."
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