Wilkes Regional Medical Center Licenses SafeTrace Tx(R) Transfusion Management System From Wyndgate Technologies(R)
September 28 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Wyndgate and QuadraMed(R) Strengthen Partnership and Success -
DENVER, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate
Technologies(R), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc.,
(OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) announced today that Wilkes
Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, NC, has licensed its
SafeTrace Tx(R) transfusion management system. Terms of the
agreement were not disclosed. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) Wilkes
Regional Medical Center purchased SafeTrace Tx in conjunction with
Affinity(R) Lab, which is the Laboratory Information System (LIS)
offered by QuadraMed(R) Corporation. QuadraMed, a Wyndgate channel
partner, offers SafeTrace Tx as the blood bank solution for its
LIS. SafeTrace Tx will enable QuadraMed, who is implementing
several products in multiple departments at Wilkes Regional, to
integrate the medical center's transfusion service into a
comprehensive Electronic Health Record solution. "Wyndgate
Technologies supports Wilkes Regional Medical Center's mission to
provide state-of-the-art care to its patients. The SafeTrace Tx
system will allow us to include our transfusion service as we
establish electronic records throughout the medical center," stated
Pat Cashwell, Lab Manager at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. She
continued, "The relationship between Wyndgate and QuadraMed is
exceedingly valuable because their collaboration is enabling us to
share information around the hospital that would otherwise be
accessible only by our transfusion service team. This is a great
asset and it will permit us to accurately identify and track blood
products electronically throughout a patient's stay." Thomas F.
Marcinek, President and Chief Operating Officer of Wyndgate
Technologies, said, "Wilkes Regional Medical Center is a facility
that focuses on patient safety and that takes advantage of tools
designed to support high levels of safety. We are pleased to be
providing our products and services to enhance the transfusion
service management of such a quality organization." Mr. Marcinek
added, "We are also pleased to be partnering with QuadraMed as they
assist Wilkes Regional with fulfilling their goal for electronic
health records. We place great value in our channel partners and
are proud to broaden their offerings. It is exciting to participate
in projects such as the one at Wilkes Regional where Wyndgate,
QuadraMed and Wilkes Regional will all benefit through mutual
involvement." About Wilkes Regional Medical Center Wilkes Regional
Medical Center was established to care for the sick and injured.
Our mission is to strive to provide comprehensive, high quality and
cost effective health care to the citizens of Wilkes County and
surrounding areas. Wilkes Regional Medical Center is owned by the
Town of North Wilkesboro and governed by the Hospital Operating
Corporation, a conscientious team of leaders of the community who
volunteer their time. About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global
Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical
information technology company, providing information management
software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its
Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information
management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and
hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's
products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or
over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products
are being used in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa, and are being
implemented in the Caribbean. Together, the SafeTrace Tx advanced
transfusion management system and the SafeTrace(R) donor management
system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to
patient transfusion. For more information about Global Med's
products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit
http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and
http://www.wyndgate.com/. About QuadraMed Corporation QuadraMed
Corporation advances the success of healthcare organizations
through IT solutions that leverage quality care into positive
financial outcomes. As evolving reimbursement scenarios challenge
healthcare organizations to leverage quality of care into payment,
clients committing to QuadraMed's care-based solutions can realize
market leading financial performance. Using QuadraMed's end-to-end
solutions to optimize the patient experience and leverage quality
of care into payment, its clients can receive the proper
reimbursement, in the shortest time, at the lowest administrative
cost. Behind its products and services is a staff of almost 600
professionals whose experience and dedication to service have
earned QuadraMed the trust and loyalty of customers at
approximately 2,000 healthcare provider facilities. To find out
more about QuadraMed, visit http://www.quadramed.com/. This news
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