Lincor Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Hills Health

Agreement designed to transform the patient experience in Australia and New Zealand

CORK, Ireland - Wednesday, June 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lincor Solutions has secured an exclusive distribution agreement with Hills Health Solutions to deploy Lincor’s next generation interactive patient care technology in Australian and New Zealand hospitals and aged care facilities for the first time.
Hills Health Solutions will offer Lincor’s technology in a services model across the 95,000+ bed Australian and New Zealand market to help transform the patient experience by bringing interactive education, communication and entertainment technology directly to the bedside.
“Lincor's solution is world class and perfectly complements Hills’ existing Merlon and Questek nurse call communications system and HTR patient entertainment platform,” Head of Hills Health Solutions, Peta Jurd said.
“This is best-in-breed technology that will truly improve bedside point of care. Hills is committed to working with hospitals and aged care facilities to help improve safety, quality and speed of care.”
“This platform will usher in a shift away from the traditional bedside clipboard and empower patients and clinicians to achieve better experiences and improved clinical outcomes.”
Patients will have access to communication services, entertainment content and patient education via a touch-screen monitor at the bedside. In addition, clinicians will be able to view and update medical records, order and verify medication and review a patient’s latest scans and test results right at the bedside.
"We are delighted with this partnership with Hills as, by working together, the two companies can deliver a world class patient experience in Australia and New Zealand,” Lincor Chairman and CEO Dan Byrne said.
“Our research confirms interactive patient education can reduce length-of-stay, lower readmission rates, and has been shown to improve patient satisfaction.”
“The LINC Technology platform provides EMR and patient-portal access at the point of care, ensuring that all patient data is up-to-date and immediately available. This allows clinical staff to spend more quality time with the patient, thereby enhancing the patient experience.”
Lincor’s technology will be available to Australian and New Zealand hospitals immediately through Hills Health Solutions.
About Hills Health Solutions
Hills Health Solutions is Australia’s leading provider of interactive patient care for the hospital and aged care sectors, including communications, nurse call, monitoring and entertainment systems. Hills has a presence in over 300 Australian hospitals and aged care facilities servicing approximately 40,000 beds. For more information, visit www.hills.com.au
About Lincor Solutions Ltd
Founded in 2003, Lincor Solutions is the global leader in patient engagement technology with corporate offices in Cork and Dublin, Ireland and Nashville, TN and customers in over 130 healthcare facilities in 20 countries. Lincor’s LINC Technology transforms the patient experience by bringing interactive education, communication and entertainment technology directly to the bedside. Empowering patients helps hospitals achieve better patient engagement, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. For more information, visit www.lincor.com

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