Media Advisory: Lehigh Valley Hospital Discusses Insights on Increasing the Efficiency of Surgical Services Through Real-Time Location-Enabled Workflow Automation at HIMSS Conference 2009

CHICAGO, IL--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 3, 2009 --
WHO: Brian Leader, vice president of orthopedic and perioperative services at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA, will be presenting insights from implementing a real-time location system (RTLS)-enabled patient tracking solution from Patient Care Technology Systems (NasdaqCM:CSLR - News) (HIMSS booth # 839) to improve the transparency of patient flow in a surgical services department.

 
WHEN:

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
2:15pm - 3:15pm

WHERE:

HIMSS Conference
Room S 405 B

McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616

TOPIC:

The Transparent OR: Orchestrating Care with Real-time Location-enabled Workflow Automation

Optimizing patient throughput and delivering a superior experience for patients and staff requires making patient flow and the resources dedicated to patient care as transparent as possible. Accurate, complete, and real-time information on the location and status of patients, staff and assets will reduce delays in the series of handoffs that comprise a patient's surgery encounter. The more seamless these transitions occur the greater the potential for an OR to increase its effective capacity and the safety of care. Without patient flow transparency, OR units can inadvertently operate as independent black boxes compromising caregivers' ability to anticipate and manage their workflow. In 2007, Lehigh Valley's Cedar Crest campus implemented a RTLS-enabled patient tracking system from Patient Care Technology Systems (www.pcts.com). The Amelior ORTracker® system was installed with an integrated ultrasonic locating network for automatic location data capture.

ABOUT PATIENT CARE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NasdaqCM:CSLR - News), helps health care providers to improve patient flow, increase capacity, and improve patient and staff safety by visualizing the real-time location of resources and the care status of patients throughout their facility. Proven return on investment in high turnover, high acuity departments such as the emergency department and perioperative suite where PCTS solutions have supported over 5 million patient visits with automatic tracking and emergency department documentation solutions. Compatible with all leading locating technologies including active-RFID, infrared, ultrasound, Wi-Fi, ZigBee and hybrid solutions. PCTS customers have been recognized nationally for improvements in efficiency and clinical excellence. For more information, visit www.pcts.com.

     CONTACT
      
     Stephen Armstrong
     Vice President Marketing
     Patient Care Technology Syst
     714-642-1056
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