FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nihon Kohden America has been awarded an Innovative Technology contract from Novation for Prefense™ - Early Detection and Notification System. This three year contract is effect until September 2015. The contract provides a unique continuous vital signs monitoring solution to the members served by Novation, allowing them to improve healthcare quality and patient safety while reducing costs. Prefense, used as part of a Defensive Monitoring strategy, yields an improvement in quality of care while protecting a hospital’s bottom line. The Prefense Early Detection & Notification System closes the gap between the time when the patient’s condition starts to deteriorate and a clinician is alerted -- enabling quicker interventions at the point of care.
