Systems (Nasdaq: MEDW) has introduced its new BloodSafe(TM) system, a
510(k)-cleared, bedside point-of-care, transfusion administration package
designed to extend blood-safety controls outside the blood bank. It
consists of remote release refrigerators that make units immediately and
safely available throughout the hospital and powerful handheld devices to
verify blood units transfused in surgery or at the bedside. Mediware is
offering the BloodSafe system in North America either as a stand-alone
solution or as a fully integrated component of the company's market-leading
transfusion-management system, HCLL(TM).
"Three of four adverse blood events are a result of activities
performed outside the four walls of the blood bank," said John Damgaard,
Mediware's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "With the
addition of our BloodSafe system, healthcare institutions have powerful new
tools to seamlessly extend the blood bank's discipline and process control
to the point of care. The result is true closed-loop blood management
including remote electronic blood allocation and dispensing, positive
patient ID at the bedside and a complete electronic transfusion
administration record."
According to Damgaard, the combination of the HCLL software and the
BloodSafe system will enable top-tier institutions to drive higher levels
of safety and efficiency in their blood management practices. "The
BloodSafe system's intelligent remote allocation refrigerators make fully
tested blood products immediately available to staff in high-use areas such
as operating rooms or emergency departments," he said. "This is important
in critical-care situations when proximity and availability are essential
for successful patient outcomes. "Further, the BloodSafe system enables
nurses at the bedside to safely administer the right blood to the right
patient."
The BloodSafe system provides intelligent storage, allocation and
release capabilities with bedside point-of-care verification. When operated
in conjunction with Mediware's HCLL Transfusion software, centralized and
distributed transfusion service environments will benefit from the tightly
integrated package that enables true closed-loop blood management. This new
generation of automated tools offered with Mediware's BloodSafe system will
help reduce transfusion errors, improve patient safety and maximize
operational efficiencies across the healthcare enterprise. Mediware's
BloodSafe system will be available as a complementary technology for use
with third-party transfusion management systems.
In addition to faster access and remote safety controls, a study
performed in the United Kingdom showed that improved accessibility through
remote release achieved waste and usage reductions as high as 40 percent.
BloodSafe incorporates proven blood tracking, remote blood issue and
bedside transfusion safety technology from Neoteric Technology Ltd., makers
of BloodTrack(R).
Further information about BloodSafe can be requested at
mediware/bloodsafe.
About HCLL(TM)
HCLL Transfusion is the flagship of Mediware's blood management suite.
The suite includes software systems to manage process and information
relating to blood donation and transfusion. Since becoming commercially
available in mid 2003, the HCLL Transfusion software has been licensed by
more than 300 institutions and has captured nearly 20 percent of the US
hospital market with more than 500 beds. The HCLL suite of products,
including HCLL Transfusion and HCLL Donor, provide healthcare facilities
with powerful technology and rich clinical functionality necessary to
streamline blood management processes -- from donation to transfusion.
Mediware's blood bank management software products are classified by the
FDA as medical devices and maintain 510(k) clearance.
About Mediware
Mediware delivers powerful software solutions that encapsulate patient
care instructions, reinforce patient safety practices and improve
efficiencies to lower costs. Mediware targets three primary areas of
patient care -- Medication Management, Perioperative Management and Blood
Management (transfusion, inventory and donor practices) -- with specialized
solutions that are proven to improve operational effectiveness and clinical
outcomes. Mediware customers include prestigious hospitals, clinics,
correctional institutions, blood centers and other public and private
health care institutions throughout the world.
Mediware Information Systems
mediware/bloodsafe
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