Automatic Identification Systems' SCANAuditor - the Prescription for Accuracy and Quality Control in Healthcare Information Systems.Business Editors/Biotechnology Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002 Automatic Identification Systems is pleased to announce availability of SCANAuditor(TM). SCANAuditor(TM) is a portable audit system, developed specifically for healthcare industry manufacturers, distributors and providers. The SCANAuditor(TM) System has been designed to help users fix common barcode related supply chain management problems that obstruct ob·struct v. To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow. ob·struc  tive adj. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. efforts. It also helps users prepare for the healthcare industries forthcoming mandatory barcode marking. Scan a barcode and SCANAuditor(TM) displays the barcodes ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. print quality grade, `C' or `B' being the minimums. It also reveals the barcodes encoded data so the user can validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data that the encoded data is accurate. Each of the barcode's data field values, along with its description, is shown to the user. An onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. product database automatically shows whether the item is on file and the description that is now on file. In addition, twenty user-defined fields are available to customize the system's data collection tasks. All results are written to a flexible database easily accessible through Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. . This data serves as a baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version for moving toward quality objectives and educating responsible parties. SCANAuditor(TM) remedies healthcare supply chains by ensuring acceptable quality levels are met and by preventing data format errors, the two most common problems. "With the healthcare community gearing up to barcode all products, from medical devices to unit dose medications, it is absolutely necessary to have the tools available to assess, safeguard, and electronically manage this data. SCANAuditor(TM) runs in an easy-to-use Windows (TM) environment that offers flexibility and the capability to merge verification records with current business systems," states Patty Davis, SCANALYST Product Manager. SCANAuditor(TM) is just one of the barcode quality solutions available in the SCANALYST(TM) family of products. Many leading manufacturers around the world use SCANALYST(TM) to maximize performance of barcode-based systems. Automatic Identification Systems is an Ohio based company specializing in barcode technologies with over 30 years experience and leading the way on quality. For additional information, please contact AIS at 800-247-1177, visit us on the web: www.scanalyst.com or visit: www.scanalyst.com/scanauditorpic for a photo. |
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