1. Heidelberg University Hospital: Digitizing Cervical Cancer Screening Results with SAP HANA® Cloud Platform
Organization
Heidelberg University Hospital
Location
Heidelberg, Germany
Industry
Healthcare
Products and Services
Patient care, research, and teaching
Employees
10,149
Web Site
-hospital.com
Objectives
Test a specific method of detecting cervical cancer promoted by the Emerging Technologies in Cervical Cancer Screening (ETiCCS) project
Move from paper-based processes to a cloud-based app in order to accelerate cervical cancer screening, detection, and treatment
Introduce digital documentation
Why SAP
Software design that enhances the user experience and increases user productivity
Inclusion of end⁠-⁠user input in software and user interface research
Delivery of an implemented prototype
Resolution
Had designers from the Design and Co-Innovation Center team from SAP conduct on-site user research, design an app for recruiters and nurses, and develop a prototype with seven roles in close collaboration with the SAP Custom Development organization
Took advantage of Intel sponsorship for deployment on 10 Fujitsu tablet PCs of a solution based on SAP HANA® Cloud Platform
Implemented the local portion of the tablet solution to run in offline mode with synchronization with the cloud through a USB stick twice a day
Benefits
Helped to save women's lives through the collection, exchange, and remote access of data by users working in a multitude of roles locally and globally
Reduced
Paper trail thanks to digital documentation
Faster
Availability of valid test results in Heidelberg
Broader
Range of experts viewing screening results thanks to remote, real⁠-⁠time monitoring using a cloud⁠-⁠based solution
“This approach can really revolutionize the work that healthcare facilities are doing, particularly in remote areas in Africa.”
Hermann Bussmann, Medical Director, ETiCCS Project Lead, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital
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