5G Wireless Solutions to Provide Campus-Wide Wireless Network10 December 2004
5G Wireless Solutions, Inc., an emerging leader in the wireless broadband industry and a wholly-owned subsidiary of 5G Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:FGWC - News), announced today that the DeWitt Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York City, and another long-term care institution in New Jersey, will be using its WiFi technology to facilitate operations.
The installations were sourced and will be managed by the O'Connor Informatics Group, one of 5G's preferred Value Added Resellers (VARs). O'Connor Informatics' experience in healthcare and technology is driving an Accountable Resident Care solution that includes proprietary healthcare software coupled with wireless communications. This combination will enable long-term care executives to measure the quality and efficiency of various care initiatives on a real-time basis.
O'Connor's new, totally configurable protocol assesses residents' current conditions and types of services required. It then tracks completion of nursing tasks and makes this data immediately available to management for scoring. Scores are based on different categories of care and result in a standard measurement for financial reimbursement. With superior data collection strategies, these reimbursements can then be maximized and accelerated using the new technology package.
5G Wireless Solutions will provide its enhanced 802.11b broadband wireless equipment to create a campus-wide wireless "hotzone" throughout each of the two facilities for handheld PDA access to the web-based data reception, collection and sharing services. This will help to insure that the right information is available to the right person at the right time. The DeWitt Rehabilitation Center in New York provides nearly 500 beds in a single vertical high-rise building, while the New Jersey facility offers close to 200 beds in a geographically horizontal arrangement. The 5G platform can effectively service both formats, leveraging its superior range and "outside-in" non-line of sight capabilities.
"Using our solution at long-term care facilities like DeWitt represents a breakthrough application and exciting new market for 5G Wireless," stated Peter Mansfield, 5G Marketing VP. "Our high performance/low cost systems can significantly enhance both business operations and the quality of life for those in their care."
"For years, long-term care has been charged with creating paper-driven care plans in an attempt to categorically present an accurate picture of a resident's daily needs and quality of life," continued Brian O'Connor, Managing Partner of the O'Connor Informatics Group. "But paper-driven systems often preclude efficient data sharing and updating, which are critical in maintaining quality. Likewise, finance departments generating month-end or '30-day look back' reports exhaust countless hours and still cannot authenticate the actual care rendered nor the true cost of the resources consumed. We're changing all that with a system that puts wireless PDAs into the hands of bedside staff."
Long-term care Nurse Assessment Coordinators held responsible for the completion of Minimum Data Sets (MDS) are in a continuous struggle to locate precise data and documentation. According to some industry experts, at least one-third of all MDSs submitted are under-coded. And since many executives rely on these MDSs and the resultant Case Mix Index (CMI) as the standard industry measurement tool to determine most of their reimbursements, the under-coding directly affects a facility's level of compensation and ongoing resource management.
"The long-term care industry is one of the most highly regulated fields in the U.S. today," added Mr. Mansfield, "and the fact that it is also one of the most information intense makes it a perfect market for our wireless solutions. Our VAR and WISP partners are accelerating the penetration of these specific venue-based installations with creative applications now ranging from college and municipal campuses to raceways and nursing homes."
About 5G Wireless Solutions, Inc.
5G Wireless Solutions, Inc., located in Marina del Rey, Calif., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 5G Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:FGWC - News). The company develops and sells wireless broadband solutions for university and municipal campuses, and provides networking equipment to a select group of VARs and WISPs. Users enjoy high performance internet access at lower acquisition, implementation and maintenance costs than most major competitors due to uniquely enhanced WiFi access points. 5G Wireless Solutions products are distinguished by their exceptional service area range, throughput speeds, number of concurrent users, non-line-of-sight capabilities and unique security protocol. These enhancements are compatible with standard IEEE 802.11b WiFi equipment for "last mile" roaming and point-to-multipoint networks.
For additional information, please visit www.5Gwireless.com. Or call 800-916-1611.
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Contact:
5G Wireless Communications
Frank Simonelli, 310-448-8044
frank@5gwireless.com
or
O'Connor Informatics Group
Tim O'Connor, 607-857-6000
toconnor@oconnorig.com
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