"We try to provide professional service and help the patient out. That’s what Alaska Communications has done for us and has made it possible."
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Technological advances have changed virtually every aspect of the way medical care is given and the way healthcare business is done. Through all the changes and advances over the years, Alaska Communications healthcare has led the way in technology solutions for the healthcare industry. We continue to push the limits of how our vast communications solutions provide better access and quality of care. It’s now possible to access an entire collaborative community of medical services while combining video, data and voice traffic on a single connection.
Whether it’s connecting telemedicine devices, or video conferencing with colleagues and institutions in high definition, the Alaska Communciations medical network provides faster and more reliable connections, data prioritization and lower costs— all supported by traffic acceleration technology, medical grade data security and around-the-clock customer service. Because when lives are on the line, anything less isn’t good enough.
Access to Other Providers and Continuing Education
With high-reliability fiber optic service, satellite coverage and support for state-of-the-art video and diagnostic equipment, your patients can receive care from specialists hundreds of miles away without ever leaving your office. Not only is the care more convenient for your patients, it’s more available than ever before. The same equipment and service can be used to help your staff remain aware and proficient in the latest medical advancements, right in your facility.
Cost and Quality of Care
We provide access to a vast network of medical services through a single broadband connection.Alaska Communications' high-speed network uses traffic acceleration technology, so you can receive test results, download medical records and consult specialists faster than ever before. We can even prioritize your bandwidth to ensure things like diagnostic data take precedence over email.
We can also help save on costs. By using our video conferencing technology, you can cut the expense of traveling to see patients in rural areas and reduce spending on training employees in remote locations. Sitka Community Hospital serves as a perfect example – cutting the time to send radiology images to their preferred partner by more than 70% since teaming up with Alaska Communications healthcare. In fact, when you move from your legacy networks to our fully meshed MPLS network, we can often triple your bandwidth with no increase in costs.
Security and Reliability
Our network is based on MPLS and Metro Ethernet, which means medical information is kept isolated from the public Internet’s security threats. In addition to making data secure, we also ensure it gets where it needs to go, when it needs to be there. How do we do it? In a word, redundancy. It’s built into everything we do from our two geographically diverse submarine cables to our in- and out-of-state hosted data centers.
Rural Healthcare Success Stories
Alaska Communications has demonstrated experience working within rural community settings to improve healthcare through new technology. To find out more read our paper on Rural Healthcare Success Stories.
Customer Service
We have an entire organization of dedicated people, including a specific team devoted to helping you every step of the way from implementation to expansion. Our team is experienced in both the business and technology of healthcare, and no matter the size of your institution, our team is ready to help you manage funding, deploy technology and serve your patients each day. We understand the importance of high quality patient care, and stand ready to serve.
If you’re an eligible rural health care provider, you can receive discounts on telecommunication services and monthly Internet charges from the Universal Service Administrative Company. If you have questions about your Rural Health Care Program applications, we’re happy to help. We can simplify the process and help you secure funding and technology to help give your patients better care they deserve.
Continuing Medical Education
We recognize the importance of continuing education to the medical community, and the challenges in getting that training, especially in the Alaska. Alaska Communications healthcare works with several continuing education programs, allowing you and your staff to earn their continuing medical and nursing education units. To schedule a continuing education VTC session please email acsHealthcare@acsalaska.com with your request.
Continuing Education Providers:
Utah Telehealth Network University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital
We are adding new continuing education providers every day. If you have a suggestion or a specific request for an upcoming session you are aware of, please let us know by contacting acsHealthcare@acsalaska.com.
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