BEIJING and ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 22,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodhi Healthcare Group turned to IBM
(NYSE: IBM) to develop a new cloud-based healthcare platform built
on the IBM LinuxONE to power a new cloud-based healthcare platform
to support the new technology branch of Qingdao Municipal Hospital
Group. By leveraging the security, scale and reliability of
LinuxONE, the Bodhi Healthcare Cloud Platform offers an integrated,
private cloud solution to promote information exchange within and
between hospitals, aid in treatment decision-making and help drive
seamless interactions between patients and their care
providers.
Bodhi Healthcare Group, part of the BAHEAL Pharmaceutical
Holdings network, works to apply and manage advanced technology
solutions to address pain points in the healthcare industry,
helping drive decentralization and greater efficiency. With this
dedicated cloud, Qingdao Municipal Healthcare Group can provide its
users with an integrated information platform containing physician
and patient data. The platform helps support the various steps of
the healthcare process, including disease screening, cause
analysis, diagnosis and treatment, care and rehabilitation and
pharmacy and health management. To better engage and empower users,
Bodhi Healthcare provides physicians with a tablet device that
allows them to communicate with patients, remotely manage patients'
care and make treatment decisions.
The healthcare industry in China is shifting rapidly, as policies to
support a more proactive model of care encourage the adoption of
healthcare technology services like the new cloud platform for
Qingdao Municipal Healthcare Group. While information silos
persist, the launch of this solution could help create a more
integrated approach to health information, enhanced therapy
decision-making and improved patient experience.
"Medical reform in China will
rely on a transformation in how data is used and shared, enabling
the establishment of stronger doctor-patient decisions and
relationships. We believe data is the future of the healthcare
industry. With the current accelerated transformation of the
healthcare industry, we want to utilize advanced technical
capabilities to enable smarter healthcare, improve the overall
capabilities of physicians with a professional cloud platform,
enhance communication between physicians and their patients and
promote the creation of a proactive healthcare system through the
cloud and mobile technology model," said Fu Gang, Founder of BAHEAL
and Chairman of Bodhi Healthcare Group.
LinuxONE, introduced in August
2015, is the industry's most powerful and secure Linux-only
enterprise system. LinuxONE is enabled for a broad range of popular
open source and ISV tools, as well as mobile technologies, and can
help organizations like Qindgdao Municipal Healthcare Group manage
a secure, dedicated cloud environment. In China, IBM will provide comprehensive
training, testing and technical support for local customers,
partners, universities and developers on the platform.
"There is a proliferation of medical data in health systems
around the world. The healthcare providers that Bodhi Medical Group
supports needed a solution that helped them integrate and draw
insights from previously siloed data," said Gary Shih, Vice President, Server Solution,
Hardware Systems, IBM GCG. "This local cloud environment based on
our leading infrastructure technology helps meet hospitals'
security needs while supporting them as they transform through
technology."
In addition to providing and managing the Bodhi Healthcare Cloud
Platform, BAHEAL also works with public hospitals like Beijing
Tsinghua Changgung Hospital to help them become regional healthcare
leaders.
Contact:
Hannah
Slocum
IBM Media Relations
+1 978 877 0105
hslocum@us.ibm.com
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