ThinIdentity is a desktop virtualization solution that improves workflow for caregivers.
The Challenge
Over the last decade, a number of healthcare IT (“HIT”) applications have been introduced and mandated with the goals of improving patient care, reducing errors, and securing patient privacy. Although these new tools are intended to positively impact patient care, doctors and nurses cannot access them fast enough through their standard PCs or similar computing platforms. As a result, it often takes minutes for a caregiver to logon to a traditional PC and access appropriate applications each time they are at a new location.
The Solution
The ThinIdentity solution significantly improves caregiver workflow. ThinIdentity replaces the current PC architecture with a virtual desktop architecture that dynamically and intelligently delivers full desktop functionality through most end-user access device. With ThinIdentity, doctors and nurses gain access to applications and patient information in seconds from anywhere in the hospital. In addition, as a caregiver moves from terminal to terminal, ThinIdentity’s Virtual Location Awareness technology dynamically updates access to content and location-specific functionalities such as printing.
Federal regulations and incentives are driving adoption of the “meaningful use” of electronic health records (“EHR”) within hospitals over the next few years. ThinIdentity can help smooth that transition for caregivers. The ThinIdentity solution enables an environment for doctors and nurses to access EHR through HIT applications almost instantly.
The benefits of ThinIdentity are not limited to just caregivers. ThinIdentity revolutionizes IT management within hospitals by centralizing, standardizing, and simplifying many critical components of IT delivery. ThinIdentity’s virtual desktop architecture enables a dramatically more efficient IT operation compared to the current PC environment. By centralizing the majority of desktop management, ThinIdentity enables the IT staff to focus less on troubleshooting and to proactively manage the desktop environment.
Financial considerations are important to any purchase decision. ThinIdentity delivers significant financial benefit to any hospital. The solution helps hospitals reduce IT operating expenses while also possibly reducing long-term capital costs. However, the greatest financial benefit of ThinIdentity is realized through the increased productivity of the caregiver staff.
