ADVISORY/Bridge Media Briefing.Business, Health, Tech and Pharmaceutical Editors & Analysts HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2003 Annual Conference SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 Media attending the 2003 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. ) meeting -- scheduled for Feb. 9-13 -- can learn more about how medication errors medication error Malpractice An error in the type of medication administered or dosage. See Adverse effect, Error. impact children and what's being done at three safety-savvy hospitals to prevent these errors using the newly "pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. enhanced" version of MedPoint,(TM) an award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" barcode-enabled point-of-care (BPOC BPOC Bar Code Point of Care BPOC Bedside Point of Care BPOC Barcode-enabled Point of Care (technology/device) BPOC Bell Point of Contact BPOC Beef Promotion Operating Committee BPOC Before Proceeding on Course ) patient safety software system from Bridge Medical.
WHAT: Bridge Medical HIMSS Media Briefing: "Protecting Children
with a Technology Safety Net"
Company spokespersons discuss implementation of
lifesaving pediatric enhancements to Bridge Medical's
industry-leading barcode-enabled MedPoint medication
safety system -- many of which represent industry
"firsts" -- at three U.S. children's hospitals.
WHEN: Feb. 10 11:30 am.
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center, Room 14B (Exhibit Hall, Mezzanine
Level)
WHO: Russell "Rusty" R. Lewis(1) -- Senior Vice President/COO,
Bridge Medical
Bridge President/CEO John B. Grotting(2) -- President/CEO,
Bridge Medical
Barbara Trohimovich, RPh, BSPharm(3) -- Executive Director,
Clinical Services, Bridge Medical
Customer CIOs to be announced.
(1) HIMSS presenter; editor of HIMSS "Book of the Year";
member HIMSS Barcoding Taskforce.
(2) Former Allina Health System executive; member, board
of directors, National Alliance for Health Information
Technology.
(3) Former hospital pharmacist; leads MedPoint-MedAdmin
pediatric enhancement implementation effort.
About HIMSS Based in Chicago, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society provides more than 12,000 individual, and 100 corporate members, leadership in healthcare for the management of technology, information and change through services, education and networking opportunities, and publications. On the Net: HIMSS Conference site: http://conference.himss.org/ASP/education.asp. About Bridge Founded in 1996, Bridge Medical, Inc. -- an AmerisourceBergen (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) company -- is headquartered in Solana Beach, Calif. Bridge has pioneered the use of barcoding at the bedside to promote patient safety. Learn more about Bridge and MedPoint at HIMSS Booth 3349. On the Net: Bridge Medical site: http://www.bridgemedical.com. MedPoint is a trademark of Bridge Medical Inc. The names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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