Corporate Profile for Bridge Medical, dated Feb. 21, 2003.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services.
Published Date: Feb. 21, 2003
Company Name: Bridge Medical Inc.
Address: 120 South Sierra Avenue
Solana Beach, Calif. 92075-1811
Main Telephone
Number: 858/350-0100
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) http://www.bridgemedical.com
Chief Executive
Officer: John B. Grotting
Chief Financial
Officer: Terance Kinninger
Investor Relations
Contact: Barbara Brungess
Business number: 610/727-7199
E-mail address: bbrungess@amerisourcebergen.com
Public Relations
Contact: Carol B. Somer
Business number: 858/314-5538
E-mail address: csomer@bridgemedical.com
Industry: Health information technology
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE:ABC
Company Description: Founded in 1996, Bridge Medical Inc., an AmerisourceBergen company, provides software and services to the healthcare industry. A leading provider of patient safety technology solutions, Bridge has long been recognized for its pioneering use of barcode technology in healthcare to reduce medication and other clinical errors, and decrease hospital costs. The southern California-based technologies company originally achieved national acclaim for "Beyond Blame," a groundbreaking documentary that helped direct national attention to the critical problem of medication errors. Drawing on a wealth of healthcare, technology and management expertise, Bridge's highly experienced senior management team, together with a growing team of nurses, pharmacists, physicians and software developers, many with unique medical informatics medical informatics, n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. qualifications, are working to help America's hospitals improve patient safety and increase efficiencies. Error Prevention at the Point of Care The Bridge MedPoint(TM) patient safety software system uses barcode scanning, expert clinical knowledge bases, wireless networking See wireless network. and innovative integration capabilities to help nurses intercept potential clinical errors at the hospital bedside. These include errors pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to medication administration and blood transfusion blood transfusion, transfer of blood from one person to another, or from one animal to another of the same species. Transfusions are performed to replace a substantial loss of blood and as supportive treatment in certain diseases and blood disorders. , as well as lab specimen collection. First introduced in 1999 and now endorsed by several leading hospital associations, MedPoint is the first 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 ) system to combine medication and blood product administration verification with laboratory specimen A laboratory specimen is a sample of a species which is preserved and made available to Zoology students in educational institutions. The purpose is to educate the student about the structure, general appearance, various organs, and details related to the specimen's body. identification. The number of hospitals and health systems using this award-winning patient safety product has grown exponentially in the past year. Data Analysis for Better Outcomes Bridge's newest software system, InfoPoint(TM), is a decision support system offering unique benefits to both clinicians and administrators. InfoPoint enables healthcare providers, payors and other clients to mine data collected via MedPoint and use the information gleaned to improve clinical and financial outcomes. Education for a Culture of Safety Bridge was educating healthcare professionals about medication errors, long before the 1999 Institute of Medicine report, "To Err is Human "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" is a groundbreaking report issued in 2000 by the U.S. Institute of Medicine which resulted in an increased awareness of U.S. medical errors. The push for patient safety that followed its release currently continues. ," through its award-winning documentary, "Beyond Blame." Hospitals around the country use the film to educate staff about medication errors and patient safety. Bridge is nationally known and respected for these and other educational efforts, including its popular www.mederrors.com. Bridge products are marketed via a direct U.S. salesforce, and through strategic partnerships with leading IT and consulting companies. NOTE: On Jan. 6, 2003, AmerisourceBergen Corp. (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. ), the largest pharmaceutical services company in the U.S. dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply chain, announced completion of its purchase of Bridge Medical. With more than $40 billion in annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. operating revenue operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. , AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. , Pa., and employs more than 13,000 people serving over 25,000 customers. For more information about the acquisition, visit http://www.bridgemedical.com/news_2003_01.shtml. For general information about AmerisourceBergen, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com. To see financial information about AmerisourceBergen, go to http://www.amerisourcebergen.com/abc/jsp/abc_inv_relations1.jsp. |
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