Internet of Everything Case Study VITAS

Providing Better Hospice Care

VITAS Innovative Healthcare connects caregivers with innovative mobile applications delivered by Cisco and the Internet of Everything.

Challenge

• Deliver exceptional end-of-life care
• Accelerate the introduction of new applications and reduce risk
• Increase the productivity of caregivers and other staff

Solution

• Standardized wired and wireless networks on reliable Cisco networking infrastructure
• Gained network visibility to safeguard patient data
• Completed data center migration and consolidation

Results

• Reduced the device cost of connecting caregivers by more than 18 percent
• Used data to improve staff communications on 60,000 calls quarterly
• Reduced deployment time for mobile applications from months to one week