Quantros Launches Integrated Data Infrastructure Solution for Advancing Patient Safety Initiatives.

MILPITAS, Calif. -- Release of Quantros SRM 5.0 lays foundation for a comprehensive Electronic Incident Record (EIR(TM)) to Address Increasing Demand for Safety and Quality Decision Support and Event Workflow Management

Quantros, a leader in safety and risk event decision support and workflow management solutions, today announced the release of Quantros SRM 5.0 for healthcare providers throughout the United States. SRM 5.0 breaks new ground in the areas of safety and risk by providing a complete workflow for event management including expanded capabilities in the areas of data aggregation from secondary sources, advanced reporting and analysis and alignment with national/state adverse event reporting requirements. The Quantros EIR(TM) Data Model, a major component of SRM 5.0, incorporates a customizable, comprehensive taxonomy with advanced backend data mapping for standardization, comparative analysis and benchmarking. In addition, SRM 5.0 features a streamlined user interface that further simplifies data entry and provides a "control center" for organizing data throughout the event management lifecycle. Further, a new advanced business intelligence reporting module provides real-time knowledge creation in support of quality and safety decisions, interventions and impact assessment over time.

Quantros SRM 5.0 was developed by leveraging the experience of a user base that includes over 250 facilities throughout the United States with significant contribution from safety and quality subject matter experts. Quantros combined this domain knowledge with market leading technologies for this release, creating a web-based, real-time system that once again sets the standard by which all safety and risk management solutions will be measured against.

"Quantros SRM 5.0 is more than an application, it is a platform for the next generation of Electronic Event Reporting Solutions (e-ERS)," said Dr. Sanjaya Kumar, President and CMO of Quantros. "Effectively addressing patient safety is garnering more and more attention at the state and national levels. SRM 5.0 meets these challenges head on with a comprehensive system that not only meets the demands of healthcare providers today but also expands their capabilities for future aggregation of incident-centric data from a broad base of internal and external data resources."

Quantros SRM 5.0 Overview

Quantros SRM 5.0 provides all the same powerful features as Version 4.0 while adding the following capabilities/benefits:

--The addition of an EIR Data Model that provides back-end data mapping and offers opportunities for expansive data input and analysis across multiple dimensions. The system can aggregate data from multiple secondary incident data sources from healthcare provider systems. Further is provides an engine to drive data to other systems designated by the healthcare provider. Not other event reporting system offers this level management.

--Alignment with an ever expanding national standards base including National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), Joint Commission, National Quality Forum (NQF), professional provider associations, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), Leapfrog and AHRQ patient safety indicators.

--The ability to automatically generate and, where available, electronically submit data for state and national patient safety initiatives including NYPORTS (New York), PA-PSRS (Pennsylvania), AHCA (Florida) and CHARTS (California) just to name a few.

--A control center for centralized management of incident data

--A new interface promoting rapid organizational adoption

--The ability to customize fields, sections and pages to fit the data capture and cultural nomenclature needs of each healthcare provider while maintaining data integrity for comparative data analysis

--The addition of "Safety Knowledge Share," a user knowledge and community portal for sharing experiences across the entire Quantros SRM user base. This portal area provides an environment where experiences and knowledge can be seamlessly shared across facility lines and promote and industry-wide collaboration for the mutual benefit and support of patient safety.

--A new business intelligence report generator that mines valuable safety and quality information across the entire data spectrum creating actionable knowledge that is easily accessible.

SRM 5.0 delivers all of this and more using the latest Web-Native, HIPAA compliant technology for real-time management of incident workflow and the delivery of actionable knowledge throughout the healthcare provider organization.

SRM 5.0 Availability

Quantros SRM 5.0 is available for use by healthcare providers either directly through Quantros or its channel partners. For additional information, email [e-mail] or call 408-957-3300.

About Quantros

Founded in 1996, Quantros serves the healthcare industry with innovative, clinically-based technology solutions and services in the areas of safety and risk management, quality and performance improvement, and accreditation and compliance. Quantros solutions are completely web-based and provide real-time actionable knowledge for quality improvement, indicator monitoring, reporting, and comparative and benchmarking analysis. Quantros products and services are currently used by over 950 healthcare facilities throughout the United States. Quantros is headquartered in Silicon Valley and maintains sales and service personnel throughout the United States. For more information on Quantros, please visit the corporate Website at www.quantros.com

Quantros, EIR and Quantros SRM are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantros, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.