PrecisionNet Alliance Helps Hospitals Reduce Costs of Patient Care.Business Editors, Health & High Tech Writers DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2001 A new alliance announced today will help hospitals and other acute care facilities reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and improve the quality of patient care by joining together best-in-class providers of healthcare solutions and bar code technology. The alliance -- called PrecisionNet(TM) -- joins the expertise of Standard Register (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SR), Scan Modul System, Lattice (theory) lattice - A partially ordered set in which all finite subsets have a least upper bound and greatest lower bound. This definition has been standard at least since the 1930s and probably since Dedekind worked on lattice theory in the 19th century; though he may not Inc. and Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC (Card Security Code) A three- or four-digit number printed on the back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, ). PrecisionNet will debut at the 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. (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) trade show in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded February 5-8 in booth No. 3058. "Each of the four companies brings a unique capability to the alliance," says Yvonne Guillotte, Manager, Healthcare Marketing at Standard Register. "Document Automation, Inventory Control and Cost Tracking, Error Reduction, and Project Management Services are each provided by a different member of PrecisionNet, yet all the solutions work together to give hospitals what they need most -- the time necessary to provide proper patient care." Standard Register provides the Document Automation portion of the program. Through the Company's unique Patient LinkUp link·up n. 1. The act of linking or connecting: a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft. 2. Something that serves to link or join; a connection. 3. (TM) Enterprise system, hospitals can take advantage of bar coding, just-in-time distributed printing of documents and labels and automated links to the Electronic Medical Record of each patient. Scan Modul System uses bar coding technologies to help hospitals track inventories and expenses. Estimates indicate that hospitals have more than $11 billion in waste in their supply chains. By tracking what supplies are used by what personnel, and for what patients, hospitals can begin to analyze their costs to determine where money can be saved. It also allows for automatic updates to patient bills based on supplies used. Positive Patient Identification and specimen, transfusion and medication tracking are provided by Lattice Inc.'s Medicopia solution. Through the use of bar codes, Lattice's technology allows hospitals to ensure that the correct medication and lab tests are matched with the appropriate patients. This technology is aimed at reducing the large number of preventable medical errors See also medical error As a general acceptance, a medical error occurs when a health-care provider chose an inappropriate method of care or the health provider chose the right solution of care but carried it out incorrectly. that occur in the healthcare system each year. CSC's Healthcare Group provides the analysis, assessment, re-engineering and project management for PrecisionNet. CSC has more than 25 years experience in healthcare technology and consulting. "We know how to partner with other vendors to truly leverage each organization's expertise," says Arthur Spiegel, III, 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. of CSC's Healthcare Group. "Working together, these companies have the tools, skills and talent to realize dramatic improvement in patient care and reduced healthcare costs." Scan Modul System The Happauge, New York-based company provides the key elements that can be incorporated into a hospital's supply chain. The Scan Modul barcode based "No-Count" system, in combination with their supply basket system, provides for highly efficient, error-free supply replenishment replenishment the addition of an appropriate quantity of properly prepared solution containing the correct concentration of chemicals to the developer solutions used in radiography. . For more information, please visit their web site at www.scanmodul.com. CSC CSC's Healthcare Group is an industry leader in the strategic use of management services and information technology (IT) to achieve business results for payors, providers and life sciences organizations. CSC is recognized as a leader in healthcare supply chain consulting The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , having authored the definitive study called Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response (EHCR EHCR Electronic Health Care Record EHCR Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response ), which identified $11 billion of potential healthcare supply chain process improvement. Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the world's leading consulting and IT services firms, helps clients in industry and government achieve strategic and operational results through the use of technology. The company's success is based on its culture of working collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges. With more than 61,000 employees in locations worldwide, CSC had revenues of $9.9 billion for the twelve months ended September 29, 2000. It is headquartered in El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census. . For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com. Lattice, Inc. Lattice, Inc., of Wheatfield, IL, provides applications software for users of mobile computers in the healthcare industry that automate many tasks for mobile workers such as the collection of medical samples and data collection. These applications utilize advanced technologies such as wireless connectivity, barcode scanning and printing and touch memory identification. For more information, please visit their web site at www.lattice.com. About Standard Register: Dayton, Ohio-based Standard Register (NYSE:SR) is a nationwide leader in delivering customized document management and workflow solutions to healthcare, financial and general business markets. Serving as a strategic partner under its Less Paper Strategy(R), Standard Register helps transaction-intensive businesses reduce costs and increase revenue. Offerings range from traditional forms manufacturing to commercial and digital on-demand printing See print on demand. ; e-documents and related desktop printing and processing solutions; plastic card imaging, packaging and distribution; Internet and paper-based billing services; supply-chain and labeling solutions. Standard Register reported 1999 revenues of $1.327 billion. For more information, call 800/755-6405 or visit www.standardregister.com. |
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