Kool Smiles Relies on Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Improve Patient Care and Security of Electronic Health Reco...( ...),Health

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced an innovative implementation at Kool Smiles. Kool Smiles is a rapidly-growing company whose mission is to bring quality dental services to underserved communities throughout the United States. Since opening its first office in 2002 in Atlanta, GA, the network has demonstrated substantial growth. Kool Smiles is now currently operating in 15 states and serving thousands of patients daily.

From Kool Smiles' inception, the success of the organization depended on using technology to ensure excellent care and drive down the cost of service. The company adopted an innovative approach that leverages electronic health records, standardized processes, and cost-effective, low-maintenance computer hardware to enhance staff productivity and reduce capital costs.

"Our goal is nothing less than to solve the oral health care crisis in the United States," according to Mark Blomquist, CTO of Kool Smiles. "In order to do that, we knew we'd need to hold down the expense of supporting our IT infrastructure and with Wyse Technology we struck gold. Thin clients have helped us optimize the productivity of our staff and saved us huge sums we'd otherwise have had to spend on hardware, software, and PC support. Wyse also helped us to start small and scale our systems to match our rapid growth without incurring major expense or requiring painful transitions."

Kool Smiles' leadership team had a vision that went far beyond building one or two successful practices. They sought to design an organization that could scale to provide dental services to underserved communities across the U.S., and began by defining the qualities they
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