LAN-Cell 3 Cellular Router Enables Telehealth Applications

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Proxicast (http://www.proxicast.com)

The new Proxicast LAN-Cell 3 VPN 3G/4G Router is ideal for remote medical monitoring and telehealth applications. The new LAN-Cell 3 provides fast, reliable and cost-effective wireless Internet access over any 3G/4G (LTE, HSPA+) network worldwide. The LAN Cell 3 router is excellent for secure remote patient monitoring and telemedical applications such as:

Remote Vital Sign Monitoring
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Respiration, Glucose
Electronic Home Healthcare & Wellness Visits
Remote Nursing & Telemedicine
Home-Based Dialysis Monitoring
Remote Cardiac and Multi-Parameter Monitoring
Self-Monitoring Medical Devices
Telesurgery, Teleradiology,Telepathology
Telemental Heath & Telepsychology
Ambulances & Emergency Medical Vehicles
Mobile Medical Vans, Trucks & Trailers
Hospital & Clinical Outreach Programs

Our telehealth customers are no longer blind to what is happening when their patients go home. They can now can closely monitor and interact with the patient from anywhere, said Jim Sabol, COO of Proxicast. Typical telemedical applications revolve around disease management and include COPD, Chronic Heart Failure, Diabetes, Coagulation, Arthritis, Depression and Obesity. The LAN-Cell 3 mobile router can be deployed in just a few minutes at a patients residence no waiting for the telephone or cable company to install Internet service. For many rural customers, cellular data service may be their only high-speed connectivity option. Todays 3G/4G cellular data networks are a fast, reliable and secure way to move medical data.

Often the LAN-Cell 3 mobile router is used to enable basic remote medical monitoring. It may not be considered cutting-edge, but it save lives and cuts costs, said Mr. Sabol. Sending medical professionals and equipment to patients homes can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars per visit. With the LAN-Cell 3 connected to the necessary medical equipment, remote diagnostics can be performed instantly from any Internet connection. The LAN-Cell 3 is also an excellent communications gateway for mobile and in-vehicle applications such as mobile medical vehicles and community healthcare delivery trailers.

When used on high speed 4G networks, the LAN-Cell 3 makes remote medical video applications and monitoring practical and cost-effective. A doctor or nurse is able to actually see the patient on high resolution video. For example, a patient being treated for diabetic issues may have their glucose monitor connected to the LAN-Cell 3 and an inexpensive video camera can allow remote medical personnel to observe common diabetic wound care issues.

The LAN-Cell 3 accepts almost any Internet or TCP/IP enabled device. Serial-based (RS-232, RS 422 or USB) legacy devices can be connected via an inexpensive serial-to-Ethernet converter. The LAN Cell 3 mobile router can also combine multiple medical and telehealth devices into single 3G/4G data stream utilizing a single cellular account typically costing $ 50 to $ 60 per month, saving thousands of dollars per year per site.

The LAN-Cell 3 supports 2G, 3G and 4G cellular modem standards, but the LAN-Cell 3 is specifically designed to take advantage of the new high speed 4G (LTE, HSPA+) networks. It supports many of the currently available off-the-shelf 4G USB modems. With speeds of up to 27 Mbps, many new high-bandwidth mobile applications are now possible. The LAN-Cell 3 mobile router also offers a full VPN with 3DES & AES encryption to keep medical data safe and secure.

Key advantages of the LAN-Cell 3 mobile router include:

Open upgradable architecture – high speed 3G/4G USB modem slot and external antenna ports
Supports LTE, HSPA+, EV-DO, 1x, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS USB modems
Automatic fail-over between 3G/4G Cellular & Ethernet WAN
Enterprise-Class 3G/4G router with full VPN client + server (IPsec & PPTP)
Supports 25 simultaneous VPN tunnels with 3DES & AES encryption
Compatible with Cisco, Juniper, SonicWall, and other VPN routers / software
High speed Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) 2×2 MIMO – Max data rate 300Mbps
Wi-Fi is available on the LAN and as a WAN client simultaneously
(4) port 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN switch + (1) Ethernet WAN port
Advanced SPI firewall, Quality-of-Service (QOS) & security functions
Easy management with web Interface & SNMP management
A rugged industrial-grade steel chassis and unique multi-function mounting base
Patented USB Modem-LOCK secures USB modem in place

The LAN-Cell 3 mobile 3G/4G router is available for immediate delivery worldwide directly from Proxicast and select resellers. The LAN-Cell 3 is carrier independent, supports the new 4G (LTE, HSPA+) wireless standards, legacy 2G and 3G networks, and is user-upgradable to future cellular modem technologies.

About Proxicasts Family of 3G and 4G Routers

The Proxicast LAN-Cell family of professional-grade 3G routers and 4G routers (LTE, HSPA+) are high-performance, rugged and upgradeable. LAN-Cell routers can connect multiple Ethernet based computers and devices to a single cellular data account for primary or backup connectivity eliminating redundant cellular service for multiple devices. The PocketPORT is the worlds smallest 3G/4G USB Cellular Modem Bridge (mini router). Proxicast products are optimized for corporate, financial, video surveillance, security, mobile in vehicle applications (cars, trucks, buses, trains, boats), industrial automation, solar power, public transit, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) telemetry and SCADA. Popular applications include mobile video surveillance, construction site monitoring, PLCs and industrial controls, remote device data collection, traffic control, point-of-sale (POS), ATMs, mobile Wi-Fi hot-spots and more.

Proxicast products (3G routers, 4G routers, 3G/4G routers, LTE routers, HSPA+ routers, 3G modems, 4G modems, 3G/4G modems and LTE modems) are cellular carrier independent and use either PC-Card or USB cellular modem architecture – and can easily be upgraded. The LAN-Cell and PocketPORT support all major worldwide cellular (wireless) carriers including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, AT&T Wireless, T Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra and others. LAN-Cell and PocketPORT routers support 3G /4G modems made by Sierra Wireless, Novatel, Option, Pantech, Samsung, Huawei, ZTE and others.

About Proxicast

Proxicast designs and manufactures innovative, commercial-grade, rugged industrial, secure wireless communications equipment that enables customers to increase productivity, enhance security, improve operational efficiency and reduce on-going communication costs. Proxicast focuses on wireless equipment for use with all major worldwide cellular standards including (CDMA) EV-DO Rev-A, EV-DO Rev-0, 1xRTT (1x) and (GSM) LTE, HSPA+, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS, W-CDMA, EDGE and GPRS on cellular carriers including Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra and others. In 2003, Proxicast introduced the revolutionary and award winning, LAN Cell Mobile Gateway, the original cellular router. Proxicast is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a privately-held corporation founded in 2000.

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Email: jim.sabol(at)proxicast(dot)com

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Colorado Telehealth Network Signs Contract with GNAX Health to Provide Statewide Medical Image Archive and Exchange

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 26, 2012

The Colorado Telehealth Network (CTN) developed a program that will enable hospitals, imaging centers, clinics and other health care providers in Colorado to safely store and share medical images through a private cloud hosted and managed by GNAX Health on CTN. CTN and GNAX Health are working with the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) and Quality Health Network (QHN)the two Colorado Health Information Exchangesto image-enable their physician portals so that images and diagnostic reports will be available through the HIEs. GNAX Health will also allow CTN to offer disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. In addition, electronic medical records (EMRs) can be integrated with the infrastructure to provide physicians a single interface for viewing all medical images, which is a requirement for Stage 2 Meaningful Use.

Nine CHA member hospitals worked with CTN over the past eight months to develop the imaging program with input from hospitals across Colorado. After a thorough RFI process and evaluation of five solutions, CTN selected a solution provided by GNAX Health through a strategic alliance with Acuo Technologies and Client Outlook. The unique requirements of the CTN program required a specific set of capabilities that is best addressed through this strategic alliance. Several use casessuch as the ability to search, retrieve and exchange medical image studies federated across CTN and view images quickly from the cloudled to this best-of-breed approach.

This pioneering agreement between CTN, GNAX, Acuo Technologies and Client Outlook further solidifies our network as a national leader in health information technology and connectivity, comments Ed Bostick, CTN Executive Director. We are confident this new image-storing service has the functionality and advantages our clients deserve, and promises to significantly enhance patient care coordination and quality across Colorado.

The solution combines Acuo’s Universal Clinical Platform (UCP) with Client Outlook’s eUnity clinical image visualization, sharing and collaboration toolset, hosted within GNAX’s health care-focused cloud infrastructure and tier-4 data centersall supported by a cohesive customer support program. This collective solution provides necessary components critical to building a statewide vendor neutral archive and, subsequently, a highly secure disaster recovery and business continuity solution for medical imaging without the infrastructure and costs associated with a traditional model.

GNAX Health is also providing a web-based image exchange service for CTN, called SDEX (Secure DICOM Exchange) that is integrated into the foundation of Acuo’s UCP and utilizes the Client Outlook viewer. It meets the challenge of complicated workflows by integrating with the provider’s employee and patient identification systems to securely access and simplify patient searches. Studies can be retrieved from any of the connected PACS, local edge devices or from the cloud archive, making the location of the image transparent to the end user in addition to reducing the total amount of storage required (because images do not have to be copied in all locations to be accessible).

This is a great example of a successful public-private partnership. This collaboration led to a unique strategic alliance that produces a solution unlike any others in the market, said Jeff Hinkle, chief executive officer for GNAX Health. “This offering tightly integrates world-class clinical content viewing, abstraction and life-cycle management applications, data migration, cloud-computing and customer support services into a single bundle, greatly simplifying the process of administering enterprise medical image access, exchange and management while reducing IT costs.”

“This consortium brings an innovative solution based on IHE standards to CTN,” noted Jeff Timbrook, chief executive officer for Acuo Technologies. “We’ve worked closely with GNAX and Client Outlook to develop an implementation approach that will save CTN significant time and effort.

The benefits of the program to Colorado health care providers and patients are numerous. Patients of participating providers should no longer be required to transport their own imaging studies via CD or film. Consequently, such patients should no longer undergo duplicate studies, reducing unnecessary radiation exposure.

CTN leverages the reciprocal collaborative nature of the solution to make it affordable for all providers in Colorado. The services are available to all CTN members through flexible deployment models that fit each providers needs. The program is financially sustained through a subscription model based on the number of studies ingested and the amount of cloud storage required. Because the program is scaled across the entire state of Colorado, it provides cost savings for both large and small providers. The small hospitals receive an enterprise vendor-neutral archive and exchange solution at a fraction of the cost while gaining access to specialists at larger institutions for their patients. Large providers also benefit from the collaboration with critical access facilities because they can service patients they may not otherwise be able to as easily.

Two hospitals are expected to begin implementation this year, with several additional hospitals slated for 2013.

CTN, along with GNAX Health, Acuo Technologies and Client Outlook will summarize the journey to this strategic alliance-based solution during a presentation at RSNA 2012 in Chicago. RSNA attendees can see the presentation on Monday, November 26th at 10:30 a.m. in the South Hall Exhibitor Showcase Theatre, booth 4064. Learn more about the session here: http://go.gnaxhealth.com/RSNA2012-CTN-session.html. RSNA attendees may also schedule an appointment to speak with GNAX Health and CTN executives to learn more about the Colorado program here: http://go.gnaxhealth.com/RSNA-CTN-GNAX_appointment.html.

About the Colorado Telehealth Network

The Colorado Telehealth Network (CTN) is a statewide broadband network formed in 2008 as a result of two Federal Communications Commission (FCC) grant awards to the Colorado Hospital Association and the Colorado Behavioral Health Council. In partnership with the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization and the Quality Health Network, CTN works to improve patient care and safety by providing the core network infrastructure that enables rural health care organizations to increase their use of health information technology; and encourages affiliated health care organizations to collaborate and integrate in ways not possible without a high-capacity, connected network. In January 2012, CTN met its goal of connecting more than 200 hospitals, clinics and behavioral health care centers statewide. For more information, visit http://www.cotelehealth.com.

About GNAX Health

GNAX Health is a leading health care technology infrastructure and application delivery service provider offering hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs and many other health care organizations mission-critical datacenter colocation, managed application delivery, backup & disaster recovery, medical image vendor neutral archive (VNA) and enterprise level cloud computing services. GNAX’s 70,000 square-foot mission-critical datacenter in Atlanta is SSAE 16 Type II compliant with Tier-4 power and serves as its home base with an additional strategic facility located in Dallas, Texas. Learn more by visiting RSNA booth 439 or go to http://www.gnaxhealth.com.

About Acuo Technologies

Acuo Technologies, with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, was founded in 2000 with the objective of developing the first enterprise-wide collaborative Universal Clinical Platform (UCP) solution for medical image content, both DICOM and Non-DICOM. Today, Acuo supports implementations of UCP around the world, including locatio

Colorado Telehealth Network Signs Contract with GNAX Health to Provide Statewide Medical Image Archive and Exchange