The News General DM News Lexmark allows hospitals to access critical documents when IT systems are down
09 March 2010
A printer application from Lexmark can help hospitals access critical documents during system or network downtime.
Lexmark Downtime Reports, billed as the first printer-based healthcare downtime solution, gives hospitals 24/7 access to critical forms and reports if their hospital IT systems fail or the network goes down.
Lexmark said Downtime Reports provides healthcare providers with a cost-effective alternative to purchasing dedicated PCs and printers for printing vital documents during downtime events.
The application stores reports, forms and other important documents on the printer or multifunction product's (MFP) encrypted hard drive. Once stored, these PDF documents are available and updated on a periodic basis. This enables clinicians to access critical documents when a downtime event occurs.
In addition to storing blank forms and reports, organisations may optionally choose to store forms barcoded with patient IDs and form types. This allows for efficient auto-indexing when scanning documents, to help expedite updates to a patient's electronic record after the system or network is back up.
"Healthcare providers need access to forms and information at a moment's notice, even during a scheduled or unscheduled network outage," said Marty Canning, Lexmark vice president and president of the printing solutions and services division.
Downtime Reports is available on Lexmark's line of laser printers and MFPs.
