Bridge Medical and Symbol Technologies Partner to Offer MedPoint System On Handheld Computers.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 5, 2001 Convenient, Handheld Access to The MedPoint System(TM), Which Helps Hospitals Prevent Medication Errors and Improve Drug Therapy Outcomes With Mobile, Real-Time Data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. Access Bridge Medical Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBL SBL Society of Biblical Literature SBL Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE symbol) SBL Spamhaus Block List SBL Space-Based Laser SBL Securities Borrowing and Lending SBL Supreme Beings of Leisure (band) ) today announced that they are partnering to offer Symbol's rugged, pocketable and wireless handheld computers for use with Bridge's MedPoint system, which helps hospitals intercept medication errors at the point of care. The Bridge MedPoint system, first installed in hospitals in 1998, incorporates computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. , innovative software programs and bar-code technology to help hospitals prevent medication errors and adverse drug events -- and improve patient outcomes in drug therapy. "Our goal is to offer hospitals a wide, flexible array of options in accessing the Bridge MedPoint system," said John Grotting, Bridge's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Clinical intervention has been proven to be a powerful tool in preventing errors, reducing costs and improving patient outcomes. Partnering with Symbol allows us to offer additional access options to these powerful resources." The MedPoint system not only verifies the "five rights" (right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, right time) at the bedside before medications are administered, it also offers doctors, nurses, and pharmacists remotely real-time information about the individual patient's drug therapy. With MedPoint, clinicians now have the ability to closely monitor patients on high-risk medications to assure that the institution's protocols are followed, and to remotely access expert knowledge databases. "We are pleased to see that Symbol's wireless expertise and pocketable palm-sized devices are adding such compelling value to solutions aimed at reducing medical errors and saving lives," said Harry B. Lerner, Symbol's vice president of Healthcare, Education & Hospitality. "The age has finally arrived when caregivers can bring patient information and medication verification right to the point of activity at the patient's bedside." This product will be demonstrated at the annual Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) Conference, booth 1476, Feb. 4-8, 2001. Anytime, Anywhere Computing The MedPoint system is deployed on Symbol's SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. 1700 family of rugged handheld computers that run the Palm OS(TM) based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and developing environment. The SPT 1700-2D provides flexible 1D and the entry-level PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. 417 bar code data capture with seamless data communications over Symbol's Spectrum24(R) wireless local area network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ). About Symbol Technologies Symbol Technologies Inc., winner of the National Medal of Technology, is a global leader in mobile data transaction systems, providing innovative customer solutions based on wireless local area networking for data and voice, application-specific mobile computing and bar code data capture. Symbol's wireless information appliances connect the physical world of people on the move, packages, paper and shipping pallets, to information systems and the Internet. Today, some 10 million Symbol bar code scanners, mobile computers and wireless LANs are utilized worldwide in markets ranging from retailing to transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, government, healthcare and education. Symbol's systems and products are used to increase productivity from the factory floor to the retail store, to the enterprise and out to the home. Information about Symbol is available at www.symbol.com and 800/722-6234. About Bridge Medical Bridge Medical, headquartered in San Diego, was founded in 1996 to provide technologies and services to help health care providers prevent medication errors, reduce the incidence of adverse drug events, and improve drug therapy management. For more information about Bridge and the Bridge MedPoint system, access BridgeMedical.com. For more information about the problem of medication errors, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). programs or Beyond Blame, Bridge's award-winning documentary, access Bridge's educational site at www.mederrors.com. |
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