Colorado Nursing Jobs, Other Health Professions Benefit From Pilot Program

Those with Colorado nursing jobs and other healthcare occupations may benefit from a new effort underway in the state. Officials from the State of Colorado recently announced that they will partner with Cisco to offer a series of pilot programs to create smart buildings and implement distance learning and remote healthcare through telepresence.

The program that will most benefit healthcare professionals is an effort between the two to implement telehealth in a number of rural locations. Pilots of technologies such as telepresence will allow doctors to consult with and diagnose patients remotely.

Another program will be targeted specifically to nurses. The project will allow students in remote areas to take classes via telepresence and Cisco WebEx. The program, which could help students get local jobs after graduation, hopes to lessen the number of nurses who leave their communities to attend nursing school and find jobs.

The final program will focus on creating more energy efficiency in towns and cities near the western portion of the Rocky mountains. As part of this effort, Cisco will help the state integrate power, lighting, HVAC and computer networks across multiple buildings.

The pilot program is an extension of Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities initiative, which is aimed at building innovative, connected government network infrastructures.

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