ANAHEIM, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 04, 2006 -- McKesson, the world's largest healthcare services, automation and information technology company, today announced several new versions of its breakthrough CarePoint-RN™ solution, a single, mobile cabinet that combines secure medication management and integrated wireless access to clinical patient care systems. The announcement comes in conjunction with the opening day of the 41st American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, Dec. 3-7, in Anaheim, Calif. The expanded CarePoint-RN solution line features a new, robust software package that can interface with a hospital's existing clinical systems, regardless of vendor. The products also give hospitals a choice in onboard computing and power systems designed to support customer-supplied technology such as laptop computers, thin client and blade computing solutions. In combination, the new offerings provide hospitals greater flexibility to implement patient safety at the bedside -- where it's most effective -- and strengthen McKesson's commitment to help care providers improve patient safety and quality of care.
