Global Med Technologies,(R) Inc. and Healthcare-ID Form Strategic Alliance To Market Donor-ID(TM) and Transfuse-ID(TM)
October 29 2003 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Global Med Technologies,(R) Inc. and Healthcare-ID Form Strategic
Alliance To Market Donor-ID(TM) and Transfuse-ID(TM) DENVER, Oct.
29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R), a division
of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) ("Global
Med" or the "Company") announced a strategic alliance with
Healthcare-ID to market their software, which includes Donor-ID(TM)
and Transfuse-ID(TM). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Healthcare-ID's Donor-ID enables blood centers to take full
advantage of automation within the centers to enhance operational
efficiency. "Our goal is to provide a single source of donor data
that covers all facets of the donation process, including
registration, eligibility, health history, physical exam and
automated phlebotomy," said Frank Sadorf, COO of Healthcare-ID.
"Additionally, by providing a standardized Compatibility Label for
Transfuse-ID,(TM) the hospitals will be able to implement this
patient- safety software quickly and easily," said Richard Stone,
President of Healthcare-ID. "Recognizing that many of our customers
are considering Donor-ID to automate their donor collection
process, Wyndgate can assist donor centers and hospitals in
reaching their automation goals more quickly," stated Tom Marcinek,
President and COO of Global Med Technologies. Mr. Marcinek added,
"Healthcare-ID's Transfuse-ID product provides additional safety
features of positive patient identification at the bedside, helping
to close the loop in the transfusion cycle and ensure transfusion
of the blood product to the correct intended recipient." About
Healthcare-ID Healthcare-ID, Inc., headquartered in Buffalo Grove,
Illinois, specializes in providing software and services to blood
centers and hospitals. They develop, market, install, and support
patient and donor verification software systems, integrated with
personal computers, portable data terminals, printers, and bar code
scanners, interfacing directly with the customer's existing
systems. All of Healthcare-ID's systems use bar coding to achieve
productivity improvement, to eliminate or significantly reduce
paperwork, and to improve the quality of care by providing positive
assurance that potential patient and donor identification errors
will be recognized before they occur. For more information about
Healthcare-ID, contact Richard M. Stone at 847-465-9935 x102 or by
e-mail at . About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global Med
Technologies, Inc. is an 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. blood centers and transfusion services. 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.
Together, SafeTrace Tx* and SafeTrace provide Vein-to- Vein(R)
tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion. For more
information about Global Med's products and services, call
800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/ ,
http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/ . Press
Inquiries: Investor Inquiries: Patti Larson Tom Marcinek Senior
Director of Marketing Development President and COO 916-404-8492
916-404-8413 This news release may include statements that
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"believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar expressions.
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the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements. By making these
forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of
this news release. *Patent Pending DATASOURCE: Global Med
Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Press Inquiries, Patti Larson, Senior
Director of Marketing Development, +1-916-404-8492, , or Investor
Inquiries, Tom Marcinek, President and COO, +1-916-404-8413, , both
of Global Med Technologies, Inc. Web site:
http://www.peoplemed.com/ Web site: http://www.wyndgate.com/ Web
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