Kiosk Solutions Oct-Nov 2019 | Page 14

healthcare kiosks Elevated efficiency Using kiosk software to help to take healthcare kiosks to the next level for patients and employees By Chris Fravel, Marketing Specialist, KioWare Kiosk System Software – www.kioware.com Large medical facilities, such as hospitals, are usually bustling with what some might call organised chaos. This hectic and sometimes maddening atmosphere can leave employees and patients alike burned out and at their wits’ end. Automating systems throughout such facilities can help to alleviate stress by making operational systems more efficient and streamlined. The main problem the kiosk and kiosk software industry face is educating their target market on the incredible versatility of its products. Considering this challenge, it’s important to make sure we understand products fully and how they fit into the schemes of many different vertical markets, such as the healthcare industry. So, here's where kiosk software comes into play in this market… 14 KIOSK solutions Patient management As stated earlier, hospitals are usually bustling with organised chaos. This is largely due to the vast number of patients coming in and out of the facility at once. So, your client installs a kiosk to help automate patient management – now what? A kiosk on its own can get the job done and ensure the healthcare client is getting what it needs, but why stop at relative efficiency? Kiosk lockdown and management software takes the important step from owning a powerful tool in the form of a kiosk or purposed device, to making it even more efficient by offering standard public interface security features and plenty of options for kiosk and device management. Lockdown features, such as restricted browser access, can be configured to