ClearCube Technology, the market leader and pioneer in PC Blade computing, and InterFix Ventures LLC, a provider of expert consulting and technology solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced a strategic partnership that will help curb one of the top medical costs in the US. Through this partnership, the two companies are also helping to establish Trinidad & Tobago as a world-class provider of medical transcription for the U.S. healthcare market.
In the last three years, the government of Trinidad & Tobago recognized a need to diversify its economy. As medical transcription is one of the biggest costs hospitals face today, the government ultimately decided to invest in this opportunity by creating a near-shore, secure medical transcription facility. This facility not only supports the growing medical transcription needs in the US, but also creates much needed employment opportunities for Trinidad & Tobago citizens -- dozens to date, with another 350-500 expected over the next three-to-five years; a significant figure for a population of 1.3 million.
Together with ClearCube, InterFix is providing e-TecK Ltd., a Trinidad & Tobago Government-sponsored business incubator, the necessary technology and guidance to achieve this goal, while ensuring that security of patient data is not an issue -- as is often a large concern when taking sensitive patient data out of the country.
"The ClearCube solution provides e-TecK with superior privacy and security capabilities that significantly reduce technical concerns about complying with US healthcare compliance laws," said Scott Faulkner, CEO, InterFix Ventures LLC. "Keeping patient data secure is always top of mind for medical institutions, but even more so when looking to outsource processes like medical transcription, which takes sensitive data outside the medical facility. Additionally, the ClearCube Management Suite has allowed e-TecK to manage hundreds of PC Blades with only two IT staff members."
The ClearCube solution replaces the traditional PC with a secure user port that eliminates the use removable storage devices, keeping sensitive patient information from leaving the facility. Additionally, PC Blades centralize the hard drive in a secure data center, all creating a more secure business environment. By deploying the ClearCube solution, E-TecK is ensuring the security of patient data, while providing greater uptime and simplified IT management.
"ClearCube PC Blades have been critical to the success of our medical transcription initiatives because of their high level of up-time, as well as security," said John Soo Ping Chow, business development consultant, e-TecK Ltd. "The ClearCube solution not only allowed us to ensure that medical transcriptionists are working on efficient systems, but also gave us peace of mind that staff members can't step outside of their confidentiality agreements."
"As hospitals rely on and trust ClearCube to keep their data secure, expanding our customer base to include an outsourced medical transcription center was a natural progression, and a testament to the unmatchable reliability and security of the ClearCube solution," said Carl Boisvert, president and CEO of ClearCube. "While for the time being, the United States is the world's primary market for medical transcription, we see immense promise in Trinidad & Tobago as a near-shore destination."
About ClearCube Technology
ClearCube Technology is the pioneer and market leader in Blade computing, hardware and management software. By deploying ClearCube Blade solutions, customers have dramatically reduced their support costs while improving the security and availability of their computing infrastructure. ClearCube was recently awarded the "Best Blade System" in InfoWorld magazine's Technology of the Year awards. For more information, visit http://www.clearcube.com.
About InterFix Ventures ,LLC
InterFix Ventures, LLC is an international consulting and software development firm that specializes in global solutions for the health information management industry. For more information, visit http://www.interfix.biz.
About e-TecK
e-TecK will be the significant partner in the sustainable development of Trinidad & Tobago by diversifying the country's non-energy sector and export base. For more information, visit http://www.etecktt.com.
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