Supplier News

1. Allina's Mercy Hospital Receives HHS Patient Safety Award 6/14/2011
   Mercy Hospital is only one of four hospitals in the U.S. to be awarded an Outstanding Leadership Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for achievements in eliminating two types of hospital acquired infections (HAI)
2. Datalogic Scanning Announces Next Generation Of Gryphon™ 2D Handheld Imagers 9/29/2008
   Datalogic Scanning is pleased to announce immediate availability of the next generation Gryphon D432/D412 Plus general purpose 2D imager. The new Gryphon 2D Plus imager enables better efficiency and user productivity at a reduced total cost of ownership (TCO).
3. Healthcare Mobility Solutions Increase Productivity Of Task-Based Facility, Transport And Biomedical Workers With The CA50 2/15/2008
   Today’s healthcare providers face constant budget pressures due to changing regulatory requirements, growth of planned care and decreases in fee-for-service and insurance reimbursements. With limited opportunity to increase revenue, providers are focusing on measures that improve productivity to help control costs and enable the continued delivery of quality care. Submitted by Motorola
4. Beloit Memorial Hospital Adopts Bar Code Medication Administration System And Error Rate Plummets 2/6/2008
   Beloit Memorial Hospital has recently instituted a new medication administration system in its OB/GYN/nursery that utilizes wireless bar code scanning and identification technology to improve patient safety. Equipped with a Symbol mobile PDA loaded with wCareMed, nurses at Beloit Memorial's Family Care Center ensure delivery of the correct medication and dosage by scanning eachpatient's wristband along with all medications. Submitted by Motorola
5. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Enhances Patient Safety And Staff Efficiency 2/5/2008
   A key mission at Sunnybrook is continual improvement in patient care and safety, achieved through support for an effective, collaborative working environment for medical and administrative staff. IT has always played a key role in serving this mission. The ongoing developments in technology made Oliver Tsai, Director of Information Technology at Sunnybrook, realize that IT can continue to serve the hospital’s mission in new ways. Submitted by Motorola
6. Wireless Networks Enable Safer, More Efficient Healthcare 2/5/2008
   Motorola’s enterprise mobility products are liberating doctors and nurses from desks, paper and PCs, and giving them fast, secure, mobile access to life-saving information – where and when it’s needed. With the help of our leading clinical IT partners, Motorola offers end-to-end solutions that let healthcare professionals review patients’ medical histories, update patient information, check for drug interactions, and look at lab results and x-rays – all from the point of activity: the bedside, the exam room, the front office, in surgery or on the go. The result is increased productivity and a reduction in errors. Submitted by Motorola
7. The Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Saves More Lives With Motorola Mobility Solution 2/5/2008
   For hospitals to provide high-quality service, they must administer the right treatment in the quickest manner to ensure its ability to save lives. A hospital's information system is what allows them to deliver the highest level of service. Submitted by Motorola
8. New Orleans Citybusiness Names Readsoft As One Of The Best Places To Work For 2007 11/11/2007
   ReadSoft has been selected as one of the best places to work by New Orleans CityBusiness, a business newspaper based in the largest city in Louisiana.
9. CGI-Datacap Solutions Help Hospitals Increase Efficiency, Cuts Costs, And Improve Care 10/10/2007
   Labor-intensive, error-prone manual paper handling is becoming increasingly burdensome for hospitals. Healthcare decision-makers face growing pressure to reduce costs; improve productivity and efficiency; speed and expand access to information; and deliver first-rate care, which requires correct, up-to-date records. Submitted by Datacap
10. Nationwide Insurance Follows Vision Of A Paperless Office 10/10/2007
    Nationwide Insurance, one of the world's largest insurance and financial services companies, streamlined capture and document management for the entire organization with Datacap Components, which integrates FileNet Capture and Datacap advanced forms processing software. This application helped Nationwide realize the largest productivity improvement in 20 years and won them a 2004 FileNet Innovation Award. Submitted by Datacap