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Business Facts 02/10
To be fully prepared as a business for the challenges of the
future, the long-established St. Claraspital in Basel carried out a restructuring process. The standardization
and digitization of its processes is already having successful results. Yves Laukemann, Head of IT,
talks about e-health on the basis of the facts. BUSINESS FACTS visited him in Basel.
The networking of all service providers in the healthcare system is a core
objective of the national e-health strategy. A digitized information flow benefits patients and reduces
administrative costs. One example of this is the collaboration between medical software manufacturer
Vitodata and upc cablecom.
Sun
Store has been revolutionizing the world of pharmacy in Switzerland for 35 years. As the first group
to have a network of branches, the company is now number one in Swiss shopping centres and the second
largest seller of medications, perfumery products and health products nationally. Its partnership with
upc cablecom has been pioneering. Interview with Cédric Schwartz, Head of IT and Processes.
There are no lessons in Information Technology at the Zurich International School. Or
rather, no lessons are taught there without the help of IT. Equipped with tablet PCs and network connections
the students acquire knowledge according to the latest standards of the International Society for Technology
in Education. upc cablecom is responsible for high-speed data transfer in the virtual learning environment.
Business Facts 01/10
Entrepreneurs like Peter Spuhler
impressively demonstrate just how much industrial power Switzerland still possesses. The astronomical
growth of his Stadler Rail Group is staggering. Thomas Kündig has been experiencing this dynamic company
as IT Manager since 2005.
Matthieu Lachat, head
of the Canton of Jura information technology department believes that a public-private partnership with
a company such as upc cablecom is particularly interesting for extensive infrastructure work and especially
for building up a high-capacity optical fibre network. He lists the reasons in an interview.
Innovative ideas have won the Assura health insurance company
over 400,000 customers in 30 years and a place in the top ten Swiss health insurance companies. Despite
its constant growth Assura has managed to keep down administrative costs. In the Focus interview, Mirko
Minini, responsible for IT, describes the part IT’s has played in this.
The
federalist structure of the Swiss Red Cross presents ICT management with special challenges. The SRC
branch in Bern has created an attractive offer for the cantonal Red Cross association and associated
organisations. Benno Stucki, head of ICT Services comments that combined with the upc cablecom services,
the offer is a “real business enabler”.
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