CHALLENGES: Handling a growing number of clients, insurance claims and other back-office tasks, as well as increasingly complex scheduling activities; sharing PCs, a central database and printer scattered among various office spaces; processing digital medical information.

3COM SOLUTIONS: Affordable, business-class connectivity for the entire office suite that can be installed in an average of 15 minutes. Office personnel can maintain electronic records in real- time, avoiding the time and error-prone process of later transcription. Billing and insurance processing are expedited. And in the future, the network can be economically enhanced to provide additional capabilities that will improve productivity in areas such as scheduling, and better protect medical data.