The Kentucky-based OEM’s latest solution promises to reduce workflow disruptions, prioritising patient care.
Lexmark International Inc. have announced the release of Lexmark Advanced Output Management for Healthcare, a new solution combining Lexmark printers with advanced queue management software, allowing clinicians to “focus on the patient rather than paper.”
A typical healthcare facility is reliant on multiple printer servers and application processes, meaning if a device goes offline it can take a substantial amount of time to get the system back up and running. However, Lexmark states that with its new solution, it is automatic, owing to “a single application [that] provides visibility and control to printing output across the organisation.”
If a device does go offline, the queue management application will automatically switch all print queues to a predetermined alternative device, regardless of source. An audit trail is also available for all output activity, speeding up compliance audits and letting clinicians put patients first.
Marty DeGraff, the director of Lexmark Healthcare, said: “Printed information is critical in a healthcare setting, and any disruptions to this workflow can keep clinicians from providing the highest level of patient care possible. We developed Advanced Output Management for Healthcare to provide fast, accurate delivery of information when and where it is needed throughout the healthcare organization.”
Lexmark says that the solution will give healthcare organisations greater reliability availability, by reducing time spent managing multiple hosts, and enabling faster recovery of custom settings. It will, the OEM says, also organisations to audit more easily, thus improving security, as well as consolidating their infrastructure by reducing print servers and hardware, and speed information workflow.
“Lexmark brings more than 20 years of industry experience to over 1,400 hospitals in North America and implements solutions for all major healthcare management systems,” said Allen Waugerman, Lexmark senior vice president and Chief Technology Officer. “Drawing upon our deep industry expertise, this solution helps healthcare delivery organizations lower operational expenses, reduce IT burdens and spend more time with patients.”