ATLANTA, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- USBiogistics, a provider of enterprise support service solutions for healthcare, and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, a leader in cancer treatment and research, announced today the signing of an agreement expanding their existing relationship. M. D. Anderson will implement Concourse(TM), USBiogistics’ integrated real-time enterprise workflow applications, including asset management and equipment charge capture solutions.
Using an enterprise applications approach together with RFID data capture at the patient room level will allow M. D. Anderson to more accurately track and manage its moveable medical equipment. Initial efforts will target almost 6,000 pieces of infusion equipment that are critical in the administration of cancer therapy. Knowing exactly where the equipment is, and to which patient it is assigned, will result in improved accuracy of patient accounting and billing, more time for clinical care, and less labor expended on asset management and charge capture. Joel Lajeunesse, Head, Division of Pharmacy for M. D. Anderson, said, “We are pleased that our agreement with USBiogistics will improve efficiency by reducing daily visits by our staff to every patient room to scan equipment. Our patients will benefit from less disruption due to a more efficient system for equipment tracking at the bedside.”
As part of this agreement, USBiogistics RFID infrastructure and workflow applications will be interfacing directly with Cardinal Health’s Alaris System infusion devices, including IV, syringe, and PCA pumps. This will allow more timely information to be in the hands of caregivers, pharmacists, and other staff, without having to be in physical proximity of the infusion equipment.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been using USBiogistics’ enterprise software applications for more than five years to successfully manage equipment distribution and charge capture across both inpatient and outpatient settings.
“We are anxious to build on our track record at M. D. Anderson and further leverage our integrated enterprise applications and Auto-ID technologies to drive significant operational and clinical improvements with this very prestigious customer,” said Stan Stoudenmire, President and C.E.O. of USBiogistics. He expounded, “Our focus is not simply on using Auto-ID technology to show the location of assets or people, but to integrate real- time event status or condition-based information with everyday workflow and decision support applications of healthcare providers, driving compelling return on investment and enabling significant operational and clinical improvements. Also, the RFID infrastructure, which is a key component of this agreement, sets the stage for continuous process improvement by economically leveraging this technology beyond moveable medical equipment to patient, staff, and other resource management opportunities and process improvements.”
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, a component of The University of Texas System, has established an international reputation as one of the world’s preeminent centers for cancer patient care, research, education, and prevention. A multidisciplinary patient care approach and dedication to translational research, education, and prevention are hallmarks of M. D. Anderson, which also holds the distinction of being designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of the first three Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States. M. D. Anderson has been named the nation’s top cancer hospital by U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” survey four out of the past six years. More than 70,000 cancer patients receive care at M. D. Anderson each year. Additional information on M. D. Anderson Cancer Center may be found at www.mdanderson.org.
ABOUT USBIOGISTICS
USBiogistics, www.usbiogistics.com, is a provider of comprehensive healthcare enterprise service solutions integrating best of breed technologies and services that enable healthcare providers to obtain the optimal integration and interaction of the people, process, and technology, necessary to drive transformational change in overall operations and care delivery. USBiogistics brings together enterprise service workflow applications, integrated with Auto-ID (RFID and other) technology, lean process redesign for healthcare, and an outsourced business model.
Concourse(TM), USBiogistics’ enterprise solution, transforms healthcare providers’ operations to increase the available capacity of a hospital by:
- Improving patient flow, which increases bed availability allowing faster, more efficient service to more patients; - Optimizing asset management, which frees up equipment and capital; - Increasing staff productivity, allowing more focused time for patient care.
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CONTACT: Timothy Tower, EVP, Business Development, of USBiogistics,+1-443-854-9350, or ttower@usbiogistics.com
