Wireless Application Server for Medical Devices

Latitude Application Design Case Study The Extended Enterprise Delivered Wireless Application Server for Medical Devices Sonosite SonoSite, Inc. is a worldwide market and technology leader in high performance, hand-carried ultrasound devices. These devices are used in a variety of clinical environments, including the emergency room, and can provide images that allow clinicians to perform critical diagnoses more quickly and for a lower cost. 1 Business Need One of SonoSite’s mobile ultrasound devices provides access to hospital systems through a mobile docking system. Point-of-care connectivity was limited to wired network access. Interoperability with other hospital systems was also limited and clinicians found that interfacing with hospital systems through the docking system was difficult. SonoSite wanted to develop a system with more robust point-of-care connectivity and hospital system interoperability. Desired enhancements included: • Wireless connection from SonoSite device to hospital network for archiving, printing, forwarding • Secure communication to assure patient data is not intercepted • Guaranteed delivery of images • Seamless roaming to allow network connects to change without interaction or knowledge of users • Compatible with DICOM, the standard format for medical images Solution Latitude partnered with Velocity Lab, a management advisory services company, and IBM Global Services. The project team worked directly with SonoSite’s executive management team, including their CEO and COO. The work was highly strategic, developing an industry study, as well as tactical, developing deployment and operational plans. Latitude Consulting Group 888-577-2797 www.latitudecg.com LATITUDE CONSULTING GROUP CASE STUDY Wireless Application Server for Medical Devices Health Industry Wireless Study Latitude and its partners conducted a review of the adoption of wireless technology in healthcare, the state of healthcare IT software, and healthcare industry operational challenges. For the study 60 individuals, including healthcare vendors, technology vendors, and other opinion leaders, were interviewed. New Product Designs Latitide and its partners designed a mini-PACS system that would act as a network server and connect mobile Sonosite devices to hospital-wide systems and applications. The system would be integrated with a web service that could access medical records from and store ultrasound images in an Internet exchange. Deployment plans, operational plans, revenue and cost projections Latitude created a wireless roadmap that outlined plans for integrating wireless technology into their product and identified opportunities to develop integrated applications and Web portals. Results SonoSite has plans to be an industry leader and release the new product when the infrastructure is available for an interoperable, web-based healthcare information exchange.. 2 Wireless Access Point Local Hospital Systems and Applications Mobile SonoSite Medical Device SonoSite Medical Device Server Internet Applications Wireless Access Point Hospital Server Wireless Access Point Latitude and its partners designed a web server application that would provide connectivy to local hospital systems and Internet applications, including information exchanges, where value-added applications could be built to streamline and improve the delivery of healthcare. The new product provides SonoSite with an opportunity to be first-to-market with an innovative product concept. FOR MORE INFORMATION Scott Monte of Latitude Consulting led this business initiative. For more information, contact Latitude at (888) 577-2797.