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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
13 March 2006 |
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ECEPTIONIST® BEGINS PALESTINE SERVICE
Houston, Texas – Houston TX – Eceptionist, Inc. announced today that eight hospitals in
the Palestine region have begun using Eceptionist’s telemedicine platform to manage the
Palestinian Telemedicine Network. The Eceptionist platform is being provided through the
Italian company Telbios. Telbios is the Italian leader in telemedicine services.
The network is the first of its kind to be set up in the region. The network can also connect
in with and access second opinions from elite specialists from San Raffaele hospital in Milan,
Italy.
The Eceptionist platform is being used by the network to manage and support different services
that are provided through the Palestinian Telemedicine Network. A summary of the benefits is
included below.
- Improves the quality of the healthcare that is available to patients in their local areas by giving patients access to specialties that are not provided in the areas where they live
- Access to second opinions from specialists not in the region
- Continuity of care for remote follow-up patients
- Reduces the amount of unnecessary patient transfers
- Promotes continuing medical education
The hospitals using the Eceptionist telemedicine platform include:
- Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation in Beit Jala
- Beit Jala Government Hospital in Beit Jala
- European Hospital in Gaza
- Holy Family Hospital in Nazareth (Italian Hospital)
- Jenin Government Hospital in Jenin
- Rafidiah Hospital in Nablus
- Ramallah Government Hospital in Ramallah
- Shifa Government Hospital in Gaza
Telbios (www.telbios.it) Telbios is the leader in providing
Telemedicine services throughout Italy and the surrounding region. Telbios partners include
Telecom Italia, Science Park Raffaele, Telespazia and Value Partners. Telbios has developed
skills and technical competence over the last 10 years by providing telemedicine services to
civil and military health care networks. Telbios focuses on telemedicine and homecare services,
telemedicine networks and e-learning services. Telbios revenue shows a positive trend with
1.7M € in 2003, 4M € in 2004, 8M € in 2005 with a forecast of 16M € for 2006. Telbios invests
a massive part of its turn over in research and development, cooperating with the ESA (European
Space Agency) on their projects.
Eceptionist, Inc., (www.eceptionist.com), is a leading
provider of software solutions for the healthcare industry. Eceptionist® is dedicated to improving the
efficiency and reducing the costs of healthcare organizations through the development of the
Eceptionist platform. Organizations can use the Eceptionist platform to better manage
“healthcare” as it is delivered across departments, sites, communities and countries.
Eceptionist supports Scheduling, Telemedicine, Disease and Case Management, Care Pathways,
Protocols and Reporting for facilities and corporations around the world.
Eceptionist’s customers include the United States Military, the National Health Service in the United Kingdom
and Telbios in Italy.
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