Shipcom Wireless, Inc., a leading globalprovider of enterprise and healthcare solutions, announced today that theircontract with the Air Force Surgeon General's Office to review the currentuses of RFID technology across the Air Force Medical Service has beenextended.

The original contract involves a baseline assessment of clinical andbusiness processes at Keesler Medical Center using Shipcom's HOCAM(TM)(Hospital Operational & Clinical Assessment Model). This assessment will befollowed by recommendations on how the Air Force can most effectively utilizeRFID and related technologies to improve Patient Care and make clinicalprocesses more efficient. Finally, Shipcom will model and implement specificRFID solutions at Keesler Medical Center using Shipcom's x/Care(TM) suite ofhealthcare applications, including the Patient Care module p/Care(TM) and theAsset Management module a/Care(TM).

"Shipcom is pleased to continue our partnership with the Air Force MedicalServices," states Abeezar Tyebji, CEO of Shipcom. "This validates our approachof focusing on the clinical/business issues and validating technology use forspecific areas."

This extension allows implementation for an addition application solutionand further validation of the business cases based on the original metrics."Our objective is documented improvements in Patient Care and Clinical processefficiency," says John Shoemaker, President of Shipcom Wireless. Theseimprovements will provide RFID deployment guidelines throughout the Air ForceMedical Services.

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