31 January 2012
Advanced Computer Software Group plc
"One stop shop" for mobile working solutions in community care
Advanced Computer Software Group plc (AIM: "ASW", "Advanced", or "the Group"), a leading provider of software and IT services to the UK health, care and business sectors, announces that it now supplies mobile devices inclusive of airtime as part of its iConnect and iNurse mobile working solutions - providing a complete "one stop shop" for mobile working in the community care sector.
8,000 new users of Advanced mobile solutions, complete with either an Orange or Vodafone airtime package, have been added in the current financial year to date (year ending 29 February 2012).
Advanced's iConnect and iNurse are mobile solutions for health and care applications which support high quality care in patients' homes. Benefits include improved service delivery, reduced costs and the provision of both data security and lone worker safety. The UK market opportunity for iNurse and iConnect currently stands at approximately 465,000 users.
Advanced's iConnect provides a mobile point of care solutions to carers in the community. In addition to delivering real-time task lists and care recipient data to care workers via their mobile phones, the solution records actual arrival and departure times. To prove attendance, Care workers simply touch in and out at each visit, using their NFC-enabled mobile devices coupled with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags fitted within service users' homes.
Advanced's iNurse is a mobile patient management system, which enables community clinician and nursing teams to record and communicate patient care information using handheld Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. iNurse allows healthcare professionals to access, record and communicate patient care information and records, using a smartphone at the point of care, thereby allowing them to increase both the time spent with patients and the number of patient visits.
Vin Murria, Chief Executive of Advanced, commented:
"Our simple "one stop shop approach" of mobile devices plus airtime enables us to rapidly deliver iConnect and iNurse to more care professionals - resulting in increased patient-facing time and significant improvements in efficiency.
"The strength of our product offering is clearly demonstrated by the 8,000 new users this year of Advanced Integrated Mobile Solutions with leading network providers."
Enquiries
Advanced Computer Software Group plc | +44 (0) 1932 584000 |
Vin Murria, Chief Executive Officer |
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Barbara Firth, Chief Financial Officer |
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College Hill | +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 |
Adrian Duffield/Jon Davies |
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Singer Capital Markets | +44 (0) 20 3205 7500 |
Shaun Dobson |
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Mirabaud Securities | +44 (0) 20 7878 3360 |
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Note to editors
Advanced Computer Software Group is a leading provider of patient management software solutions for the healthcare sector and back office solutions for businesses and organisations in both the public and commercial sectors. The Group has an annual turnover of over £95m with 850 staff based in six regional offices serving approximately 7,000 customers within the UK.
Originally established to consolidate the fragmented primary care software market, the Group now comprises three divisions addressing the needs of both public and private sector organisations. The Health and Care division sells a range of products to the NHS and private sector including patient workflow and case management for social care providers, mobile applications for care in the community and rostering applications for social care settings. The Business Solutions division provides accounting, payroll, HR and document management solutions to local authorities, health organisations and a range of companies across the commercial sector.
