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www.HealthcareITNews.com new products philips lAunches new recorder For heAlthcAre settinG NEW YORK – Royal Philips Electronics has launched its new professional dictation recorder, the Digital Pocket Memo 9500. The Digital Pocket Memo 9500 features a four-position slide switch LCD display, ergonomic design and full metal casing. The new 9500 is packaged with SpeechExec Pro Dictate. This March 2008 ■ Healthcare IT News 37 and automates delivery of personalized content to individuals. Report2Web’s new features provide healthcare operations with access to secure and uninterrupted patient information. All healthcare related document capture, distribution and archive needs are now provided through Report2Web’s new solution. “Report2Web now provides a stable, secure solution for information access in the event of disaster, or unplanned network of application downtime,” added Redwood executive vice president, Dennis Walsh. ■ more at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: prodUcts 0308 PRODUCTS Continued from page 36 projects with McKesson so they can redeploy internal resources to focus on their core competency of care delivery. The newly released continuum of managed services includes: ■ remote hosting with database and security management, disaster recovery and help desk services; ■ accelerator services designed to speed up implementation and upgrade work; ■ and ongoing operational support that features continuous training, rollout and user support. network-based dictation software features file encryption and enables the recorder to be used as an online microphone. It also allows spoken instructions to be set during dictation so transcriptionists are provided with additional information. report2web oFFers new downtiMe reportinG solution MORRISVILLE, NC - Redwood Software has unveiled its new downtime reporting solution from Report2Web that provides increased security in times of disaster. Report2Web captures, organizes and stores documents in a centralized repository ● new rFid Addresses hospitAls’ surGicAl identity MistAKes HATBORO, PA – InfoLogix, Inc. has announced the launch of SurgiChip, a real-time wireless solution designed to address leading causes of surgical identity and procedure mistakes in hospitals. SurgiChip is a complete verification system using RFID technology in an automated, controlled process to accurately identify and document that a surgical team performs the proper procedure on the correct patient at the right surgical site prior to the start of a procedure. Comprehensive patient, surgical site and procedural data both in pre-op and in the operating room is provided through SurgiChip’s electronic verification. “The repercussions from surgical identity errors are serious for both the patient and healthcare institution,” says David Gulian, president and CEO of InfoLogix. He added, “With SurgiChip we are aiming to empower hospitals with a real-time system that helps eliminate patient identity errors such as these.” Document Management/Imaging, Medical Records Imaging DB Technology Rod Neaveill 60 Walnut Ave. Clark, NJ 07066 T: 732–882–0200 • F: 732–882–0300 E: rneaveill@dbtech.com www.dbtech.com Fletcher Allen Health Care located in Burlington, the heart of Vermont. Director of Health Information Management The Director serves as part of a progressive management team, with significant operational responsibility and involvement in setting the direction and strategy of the department across all HIM functions. We are seeking an individual who will establish a positive working relationship with physicians through involvement on the many committees that require their collaboration. Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred. RHIA certification, and 5+ years HIM experience required. RAS (Report Automation System) DB Technology has assisted more than 200 hospitals in maximizing revenues and decreasing expenses by effectively automating the document management process. Through its RAS suite of scalable and flexible automation modules, hospitals and other organizations have the ability to automatically capture, access, process and distribute information and eliminate costly manual paper laden processes. DB Technology’s products and services give hospitals the ability to easily unify, search and gain value and insight from documents stored across any and all disparate data sources. silVerlinK unVeils AdAptiVe heAlthcoMM science SAN DIEgO, CA – Silverlink Communications has introduced Adaptive HealthComm Science, described as “a discipline that combines decision science methodologies and analytics with personalized technology.” Silverlink also unveiled its latest technology release, SAVS 5.0, which includes such innovative features as memory, on-call calculations and dynamic pathing to enable the delivery of highly personalized, HIPAA-compliant and interactive communications programs. Adaptive HealthComm Science and the new technology features in SAVS 5.0 are available through two new service offerings, Silverlink’s Benchmark and Paradigm services. Visit www.fletcherallen.org, posting #3954 or contact Tia at (802) 847-4184. Fletcher Allen proudly offers a non-smoking work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. Fletcher Allen offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including relocation and temporary housing. sieMens deliVers AutoMAted AbstrAction tool NEW YORK – Siemens has made available its healthcare data-mining tool, Soarian Quality Measures, which automates the abstraction process to improve care delivery. Soarian Quality Measures serve to replace time-consuming manual chart reviews with accurate and automated chart abstraction of quality measures, as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission. By automating the abstraction process, healthcare providers can reduce abstraction times and deliver more consistent results. “Soarian Quality Measures provides unprecedented intelligence to healthcare providers, allowing them to focus more on helping their patients rather than collecting data,” said Ajit Singh, Ph.D., CEO, Image and Knowledge Management business unit, Siemens Healthcare. MARKETPLACE Classiﬁed advertising is a cost-effective and simple way Classiﬁed advertising is a cost-effective and simple way to reach an audience of highly interested prospects. to reach an audience of highly interested prospects. 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