A couple of posts ago I mentioned that the FDA had approved the first medial use iPhone application, well it looks like the FDA will be having a busy time over the coming months reviewing more UC applications for the healthcare industry. Extension Inc has recently submitted to the FDA for Class III Medical Device clearance an application called ‘HealthAlert for Nurses’ built on Extension’s middleware platform. Their platform takes information from multiple systems and develops an interactive workflow. In the case of HealthAlert for Nurses, nurses recieve alerts and information on their Cisco wireless handsets.
Extension Inc also has a number of iPhone applications which presents the information gathered by the middleware platform.
There is huge potential for these types of applications within the healthcare industry. The twin forces of ever increasing costs and complex provision makes the healthcare industry an ideal industry for technology enabled reform. UC implemented correctly within healthcare will saves billions of dollars, directly improve customer satisfaction and free up resources for investment in patient healthcare. I do hope the FDA respond positively to the submission and on a wider front help establish a vibrant healthcare technology eco-system which embeds open unified communication standards within the industry.
For further information on the Extension application take a look at the video below
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