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Joe Jackson, VP of Sales & Marketing, Lone Star Communications, IncMaking it easier for managing two-way communication between nurses and the patients, LSCI has innovated Rauland Responder 5, a clinical workflow platform orchestrating life safety communications. Responder connects every touch-point of care throughout the medical facility. With Rauland Responder 5, the right person gets the right call every time. This means whenever a patient requires medical attention, the appointed nurse can be informed directly and if the patient needs room service, a caretaker can be notified, thus saving nurse’s time and avoiding convoluted situations. Also, it can notify nurses of any upcoming check-up or procedure that is due at that time. Unlike most hospitals, where patients use an alarm to call for help, Rauland Responder 5 can perform direct communication with the relevant person for the job. With touch of a button a nurse can be reached, a nurse can contact other hospital staff, a call can be forwarded or canceled, and measure real-time performance against goals.
In Healthcare – interoperability is not a luxury, it is a requirement.
Our products embrace an open system standard based architecture rather than a proprietary architecture, rapidly integrating 3rd party applications and product technologies—making interoperability simple
Unlike any other industry, healthcare evolves constantly with fresh new ideas to solve key issues. In the late 2000’s as the nurse call market leaders shifted from hardwired technology to IP based, software controlled technology they had a choice to make; develop proprietary systems or develop to open system standards. Rauland’s choice was to embrace open standards from the very first commercially produced Responder system. “The word ‘proprietary’ is the direct opposite of interoperable,” says Joe Jackson, VP of Sales & Marketing, LSCI, “Our products embrace an open system standards based architecture rather than a proprietary architecture resulting in rapid integration of 3rd party applications and product technologies—making interoperability simple,” leading to better quality outcomes and aggressive measurable cost reductions throughout the clinical enterprise,”
In just a few short years, nurse call has moved from a “tactical utility investment” to the second most strategic investment to drive predictable outcomes, second only to EHR and likely to pass it this year in terms of ROI. One hospital realized the ‘call-bell’ systems were actually causing stress to their patients due to its boisterous nature, frequently utilized nurse’s time for small, non-clinical requests that could be handled by a caretaker. On acquiring Rauland Responder 5, they could achieve 2 way communications, allowing separate call requests between registered nurse and a caretaker promoting a healing stress free environment. After implementing this technology, the hospital staff was more productive and in return, saved time, effort, and money.
Making use of latest technology and innovative ideas, Rauland Responder 5 has spread its reach across two-thirds of medical institutions in Texas. LSCI has recently acquired Houston’s Halco Life Safety Systems Inc.
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Lone Star Communications, Inc
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Joe Jackson, VP of Sales & Marketing, Lone Star Communications, Inc
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Connects every touchpoint of care throughout the
medical facility
Lone Star Communications, Inc News
Lone Star Communications Launches ALAIRO as Separate Healthcare Informatics Company
Lone Star Communications, Inc. (LSC), the Grand Prairie, Texas-headquartered integration firm whose specialty is in transforming healthcare through innovation, announced the creation of Alairo Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a clinical communication and analytics technology provider.
Alairo is comprised of AI-powered solutions that combine healthcare technologies and professional services from within LSC and from several partner companies outside of LSC. Alairo products and solutions will be sold into the healthcare market nationwide through integrators, like LSC, who represent a variety of manufacturing distributors, including Rauland.
This move further clarifies the expansion of LSC’s strategic focus to deliver solutions to the healthcare market, which address many of their biggest challenges, such as patient safety, effective staff communication, alarm management and analytics, and clinical automation.
Lone Star Launches Alairo Solutions as Separate Company
“Lone Star takes great pride in providing excellent world-class solutions and stellar service to our customers. We are splitting the ASI team off to ensure the Lone Star team continues to focus on our core customers while the Alairo team explores future technologies to bring new, innovative products and solutions to the healthcare market,” says Raymond Bailey, LSC founder and president.
He continues, “This move will help the core LSC business focus on key regional integration customers while freeing up the ASI group to expand their focus beyond the regional business opportunities, creating new, cutting-edge technology products designed specifically for healthcare providers around the world.” Effective immediately, Alairo Solutions, Inc. will be an independent company, separate from Lone Star Communications Companies.