“Speed was of the essence and TrakCare delivered.” That’s how Thanassis Papamichos, Adminis- trative Director of the Olympic Polyclinic, sums up how the InterSystems TrakCare ™ software hospital information system (HIS) enabled best practices care delivery at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. A proven record of success, advanced functionality, and multi-language capabilities all played a part in the selection of TrakCare for the Olympic Polyclinic project. The sprint to success began with overcoming a major challenge. Conceptualised as an advanced healthcare facil- ity that would include equipment such as mag- netic resonance imaging machines (MRIs) and CT scanners that would be needed to treat Olympic athletes, the Polyclinic was construct- ed from the ground up on a very tight schedule. As a result, the volunteer technology team from IT healthcare specialist International Online (IOL), the TrakCare dis- tributor in Greece, first received access to the medical centre just nine days before the doors were scheduled to open. “This sort of project can take a year to pre- pare for,” says IOL Managing Director Paris Marinakis. “This was the first time information technology was used to manage an Olympic medical centre,” he says. “We had to install the system and import demographic and medical data from a broad range of external sources such as databases, spreadsheets, and test files, for literally thousands of athletes,” he contin- ues. “We had just two days to train the first team of volunteers who staffed the clinic on opening day,” Marinakis continues. Fast performance, real-time intelligence, rapid training Running 24x7, TrakCare provided the Polyclinic healthcare staff with rapid access to vital health data and lab test results. The high performance and responsiveness of TrakCare provided rapid delivery of key information about physiotherapy, blood tests, and other major health services. The speed of the system supported fast response for patient needs and provided virtually real-time intelligence to key Olympic and government personnel, including Greece’s Minister of Health. Over the course of the Olympics, TrakCare supported Polyclinic volunteers in handling Olympic Polyclinic Operates at Top Speed with TrakCare “Based on the success of the Olympic Polyclinic, TrakCare was the right choice.” ■ Fast performance ■ Real-time intelligence ■ Lasting value INTERSYSTEMS TRAKCARE CASE STUDY Olympic Polyclinic