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Albert Einstein Healthcare Network CMIO to Present Lecture on
Automatic Patient Tracking Insights at HIMSS Annual Conference
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Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
February 19, 2008
Mission Viejo, CA -- At this year’s Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Orlando,
Florida, the Chief Medical Informatics Officer of Albert
Einstein Healthcare Network, L. Albert Villarin MD, FACEP, will
be presenting a lecture on the role for automatic patient and
asset tracking systems to impact patient flow within a hospital
emergency department. The lecture, titled Managing Patient Flow
Better at the Front Door – Your ED!, will share insights from
Dr. Villarin’s use of automatic tracking software which captures
the real time location of patients, medical staff and assets
through a wireless sensory network. Dr. Villarin’s lecture will
be held on Monday, February 25th at 10 am in Room 230-B of the
Orange County Convention Center. |
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Dr. Villarin, in his joint role
as Director of Medical Informatics in the Department of
Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) in
Philadelphia, oversaw the implementation and ongoing utilization
of the automatic tracking system at this 509 bed facility’s
emergency department. A level 1 trauma center, the 48 bed AEMC
emergency department treated over 76,000 patient visits in 2007.
AEMC is one of the first hospitals in the nation to implement an
automatic patient and asset tracking system in an emergency
department. Originally installed in 2003, the tracking system
has tracked over a quarter of a million emergency visits to date
and has helped the department to improve patient flow and
operational efficiencies as patient volumes have continued to
increase.
The tracking software, Amelior EDTracker® by Patient Care
Technology Systems, was implemented with an infrared based real
time locating system from Versus Technology, Inc. Wireless
personnel and asset tags identify their real time location to an
infrared-based sensory network. Amelior EDTracker receives the
real-time location information and applies emergency department
workflow process rules to recognize patient care milestones as
they occur throughout a patient’s encounter. Together with
interfaces to laboratory and radiology department systems, the
software helps caregivers to track the status of their patients
without having to manually update information. An integrated
reporting module provides extensive historical information on
patient flow for further optimization of department efficiency.
In an additional lecture, Dr. Villarin will be sharing an
overview of his department’s plans to integrate their automatic
tracking software with an electronic medical record for the
emergency department in the Electronic Health Record Theatre
located in booth # 8273 in the HIMSS exhibition hall. The
lecture is scheduled for 2:15 pm on Monday, February 25th.
Patient Care Technology Systems will be exhibiting their Amelior™
suite of workflow automation solutions in booth # 2221 at the
HIMSS annual conference.
About Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, is a 1,200 bed
integrated delivery network serving the communities of North
Philadelphia and Montgomery County, PA. A founding member of the
Jefferson Health System, Einstein combines the best of academic
medicine and community service, employing nearly 7,000 people,
and offering training programs for physician residents and
fellows, nurses and other health professionals. The Network
provides healthcare services through the Albert Einstein Medical
Center and Einstein at Elkins Park hospitals, its MossRehab and
Belmont Behavioral Health divisions, Germantown Community Health
Services, Willow Terrace (a nursing home), Willowcrest (a center
for subacute care), outpatient facilities such as Center One and
Einstein Neighborhood Healthcare, network of primary care and
specialist practices throughout the community. For more
information, visit www.einstein.edu or call 1-800-EINSTEIN.
About Patient Care Technology Systems
Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier
Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR) supports health care providers
with intelligent workflow automation solutions to improve
patient flow and to reduce the risk of medical errors. The
company’s Amelior™ software suite includes Amelior ED™, a
comprehensive emergency department information system, and
automatic patient and asset tracking software for the emergency
department, perioperative suite, and enterprise-wide needs.
Amelior automatic tracking software is compatible with all
leading locating hardware including ultrasound, infrared, RFID,
ultra-wideband, and Wi-Fi. PCTS customers have been recognized
nationally for improvements in efficiency and clinical
excellence. PCTS was recognized with the prestigious Blue
Diamond Award for Best IT Innovation in 2007. For more
information, visit www.pcts.com.
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you that any statements contained in this press release which
are not strictly historical statements constitute
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
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CSLR’s expectations regarding continued business growth. These
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