Then Novell Consulting, applying the proven products and education that define the Novell Healthcare practice, will outline the technology infrastructure needed to meet those business objectives. Novell Net services software is successfully deployed at healthcare organizations throughout the world, enabling them to consolidate and manage their networks. Standardizing on Novell technology has helped us improve our business processes, physician productivity, and delivery of patient care. We were one of the first NHS Trusts to deliver components at all levels of the Electronic Patient Record mandate, including telemedicine applications, and we are also the only NHS Trust to successfully implement direct patient referrals where General Practitioners can make direct bookings online for routine surgery. We chose Novell Net services software because it supports our 'zero-tolerance networking' objective of keeping all IT services available and effective for all users.
Novell technology is Internet-aware, integrates with all our systems and supports open standards.
In my view, a Windows NT infrastructure just doesn't have the coherence to meet our objectives. Children's Hospital Oakland plans to use the assessment to lead them down the path of implementing a unified network environment, which will allow them to simplify and accelerate doctor and patient access to confidential health records and information, while also securing information against unwanted disclosure and access. Novell's Net services software is playing a key role today in Children's Hospital Oakland's security and network management strategies. They are currently integrating NDS eDirectory , ZENworks for Desktops , GroupWise , and BorderManager into their NetWare and Windows NT environment. This includes the ability to centrally manage and enforce end user security policies, secure transmission of identifiable patient information over public networks, manage system and application access across multiple networks at multiple locations, and better manage corporate assets.