American Red Cross Turns to Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. for its ISBT 128 Compliance
May 27 2008 - 9:45AM
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Rapid Go-Live Puts ARC Online in One Month DENVER, May 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies, Inc. (OTC:GLOB)
(BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , an international e-Health, medical
information technology company, today announced that its Wyndgate
Technologies(R) (Wyndgate) division has successfully implemented
its SafeTrace Tx(R) transfusion management software in a regional
facility of the American Red Cross (ARC). The go-live occurred one
month after signing a national agreement with the Red Cross to
license the software, with two additional regions slated to go live
over the next several months. Terms of the agreement were not
disclosed. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) Timothy
Pellegrini, Vice President of Operations for Wyndgate Technologies,
said, "SafeTrace Tx was installed for the American Red Cross to
assist in the handling of imported blood products bearing ISBT 128
product labels." ISBT 128 is the international labeling standard
which has been adopted by the American Association of Blood Banks
(AABB), the governing organization for U.S. blood banks.
Institutions belonging to AABB have agreed to implement the
standard by May 2008. Mr. Pellegrini continued, "Since the first
site went live with ISBT 128 functionality in 2002, our domestic
and international customers have continued to effectively go-live
on SafeTrace and SafeTrace Tx using this labeling standard. The Red
Cross chose SafeTrace Tx and Wyndgate's professional services team
because of Wyndgate's history of successful ISBT implementations
and our ability to handle the time-sensitive nature of this
assignment." This new agreement represents an expansion of
Wyndgate's existing relationship with the American Red Cross.
SafeTrace Tx has been successfully implemented in a centralized
transfusion service (CTS) model since 2002 in the ARC Central
Plains Blood Services Region, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The
region provides blood to more than 100 hospitals and serves more
than two million people in Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. SafeTrace
Tx, which is currently being used in more than 370 sites across the
country, is an advanced transfusion management software which
allows blood banks to share critical patient information between
institutions and more efficiently manage orders and blood product
inventory. The system has the comprehensive safety features,
centralized transfusion service and application capabilities
required to manage critical patient history and special transfusion
requirements. These software functions are designed to raise the
standard of care for patients, improve safety, reduce waste and
increase efficiency. Thomas F. Marcinek, President and COO of
Wyndgate Technologies, stated, "Wyndgate is proud of its record of
successful ISBT 128 implementations. After assisting clients across
the nation with their labeling compliance needs, we were prepared
to help the American Red Cross address its requirement to accept
units labeled with this standard. Our congratulations go out to the
Wyndgate Professional Services team and the Information Technology
team at the Red Cross for this timely implementation. SafeTrace Tx
will assist the Red Cross in its continuing program to support the
quality, reliability and availability of the nation's blood
supply." About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross
provides relief to victims of disasters at home and abroad,
collects and distributes nearly half of the nation's blood supply,
teaches lifesaving skills, and supports military members and
families. The American Red Cross, a charity and not a government
agency, depends on voluntary contributions of time, money and blood
to perform its humanitarian mission. About Global Med Technologies,
Inc. Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. is an international e-Health
medical information technology company providing information
management software products and services to the healthcare
industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies(R) division is a leading
supplier of information management systems to U.S. and
international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Each
year, Wyndgate's products and services manage more than eight
million blood components, representing over 27% of the U.S. blood
supply. Wyndgate's products are also being used in Canada, Africa,
and the Caribbean. Wyndgate's software provides Vein-to-Vein(R)
tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion through its
Donor Doc(TM) interactive donor health history questionnaire,
ElDorado Donor(TM) and SafeTrace(R) donor management systems, to
its SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion management system. Global
Med's PeopleMed(R), Inc. subsidiary provides custom software
validation, consulting and compliance solutions to hospitals and
blood centers. PeopleMed's in-depth knowledge of Wyndgate's
products and the blood banking industry results in cost-effective
validation services, which leads to more efficient software
implementations and upgrades for our customers. 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/. This news
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or changes after the date of this news release.
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