by Administrator
6. October 2015 19:59
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) has been successful in making a mark in both public and private organizations. Being an advanced telecommunication technology, more and more businesses are implementing VOIP to capitalize on its useful features and improve their profit margins. The healthcare industry holds no exception. VoIP systems provide an easy way to doctors and nurses to improve their networks with patients as well as other fellow employees while minimizing the communication costs.
Here are some of the benefits of VoIP technology for healthcare industry:
- Reduced Expenses: VoIP is an efficient and low-cost alternative to the traditional phone systems. As VoIP uses the internet to send and receive calls, it eliminates the need to pay a separate telephone bill. There are no large equipment and cabling that have to be maintained. Moreover, the cost of international calls through VoIP is a lot cheaper than the wired phone systems.
- Scalability: VoIP systems make it easy to add phone lines to an existing network. Thus, if you expand your hospital or clinic, you can include more phone extensions without any significant investment. The phone systems are also easy to install and maintain.
- Improve Clinical Care: A hosted VoIP system allows healthcare providers to communicate with specialists in other states or countries. It allows them to conduct video calls and call conferences to discuss complicated medical conditions and the effective line of treatment for the same. They can also carry out real-time training programs to improve proficiency in handling medical emergencies.
- Increase Efficiency: A VoIP system provides better access and management of patient records, thus, reducing the costs of dedicated equipment to store data. The process of billing and registration can also be streamlined with VoIP. The large volume of incoming calls can be simultaneously answered and sorted according to priority.
- Better Service: VoIP phone system helps the staff to manage appointments to reduce wait times and also send reminders to the patients about visit times. With a caller ID feature, it becomes easy to identify each patient and access his/her medical record during the call. Moreover, the calls can be tracked and recorded for quality assurance purposes.
We, at Folkerson Communications, Ltd, offer efficient VoIP phone systems for healthcare industries in Killeen, TX. For more information, you can call us at (254) 698 – 0016 or visit our office at 701 Sun Meadows Dr., Harker Heights, TX 76548.
