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Health Management

Samsung Mobile Adds Power and Portability to Health Care


Brookdale Senior Living BAYADA® Home Health Care
Visit www.brookdaleliving.com to learn more. Visit www.bayada.com to learn more.

The Challenge The Challenge


Brookdale Senior Living – a leading provider of Assisted BAYADA Home Health Care, a leading provider of home
Living and Independent Living facilities, Alzheimer’s and health care and support services for children and adults,
Dementia Care, Continuing Care Retirement Communities needed to supply its therapists with instant access to data
and home care – needed a wireless, portable solution to while in the field.
give more than 3,000 nurses and outpatient care providers
the ability to collect and update patient records in real time. The Solution
Samsung worked with Homecare Homebase to create a
The Solution custom solution that provided instant remote access to
Three hundred Samsung Galaxy Tab® 10.1 tablets patient information. With preloaded PointCare Manager
preloaded with the Homecare Homebase™ PointCare software on the Samsung Galaxy Tab® 7.0, the health care
Manager and SOTI® MobiControl were provided staff could make decisions and take action within minutes of
to employees. patient data being collected.

The Results The Results


Brookdale Senior Living was able to lock down and Overall, BAYADA Home Health Care saw a significant
remotely control the devices in order to effectively manage reduction in employee travel time, an increase in productivity
its new mobile workforce applications. Brookdale also and an overall improvement in its in-home patient care
extended the solution by deploying 2,500 Samsung services.
smartphones to remote employees.
“With navigation tools, fast access to patient files and an
“Samsung has a niche in the market for smartphones easy-to-read screen, the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab is the
and tablets.” perfect health care companion for our on-the-go clinicians.”

– Dan Crangle – Ashley Wharton


Director of Telecommunications Director
Brookdale Senior Living BAYADA Home Health Care
Encompass Home Health Multiple device manufacturers were evaluated,
Visit www.ehhi.com to learn more.
and Samsung was selected for three key
reasons.
The Challenge
Encompass Home Health, an Inc. 5000 Top Health Company Preferable Form Factor
and Medicare-certified home health care agency, needed to The Galaxy Tab 7.0 fits in one hand, easily slides into scrub
provide caregivers with improved access to patient pockets and bags, and is light enough for anyone to handle at
information and improved ability to document findings at the just 13.5 ounces. The Samsung Galaxy Tab® 10.1 is still light
point of care. and slim, while providing nurses a larger screen to easily
view and access critical applications. These devices have
the power, portability and durability to meet health care
workers’ needs.

Proven Health Care Solution


Samsung’s relationship with Homecare Homebase means that
a single robust solution can easily be created to meet the
needs of home health care and hospice. The Galaxy Tab’s user
interface, in combination with the Homecare Homebase
PointCare Manager, provides a simplified solution for the end
user, enabling work in the field to be more efficient.

Cost-Effective
Whether there are 300 or 3,000 devices, Samsung works with
health care providers to make sure they get the portable,
wireless solution they need at a price that stays within
The Solution their budget.
Two thousand health agents were equipped with the
Samsung Galaxy Tab® 7.0 and the Homecare Homebase
PointCare Manager to create a paperless environment,
resulting in more time to provide quality care to each patient.

The Results
Patient information was instantly recorded, improving the
overall flow of information. Critical data was communicated
faster to others on the care team, enhancing patient care.
Encompass Home Health saw an increase in productivity
and a marked improvement in employee satisfaction.

“The Galaxy Tab has enabled our staff to more easily perform
in-depth documentation, ensuring our compliance and
enhancing our quality of care, which ultimately benefits our
adult and pediatric patients.”

– Scott Beard
Director of Information Technology
Encompass Home Health

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