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Middlesex Hospital Selects Prime-A-Pump to Build and Maintain Evidence-Based Drug Libraries
LOS ANGELES, Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynx Health Device Network, a developer of clinical decision support for medical devices, today announced that Middlesex Hospital has selected Prime-A-Pump – an innovative Web-based knowledge resource and collaboration tool for building and maintaining smart-pump drug libraries – to help improve the safety and efficiency of patient care.
Prime-A-Pump offers guidance to healthcare professionals in configuring the safety limits within their pump drug library software, which can help prevent serious medication administration errors. Hospitals can review Prime-A-Pump’s continually updated clinical evidence and use its features to customize their drug library recommendations, discuss issues with multidisciplinary team members, vote on recommendations, and keep a detailed audit trail of their library changes, all within their own secure online environment. Drug libraries can be customized by a single hospital and/or shared across multiple institutions.
"We are very pleased that Middlesex Hospital has chosen Prime-A-Pump to support its efforts to improve the safety of patient care," says Nancy Greengold, MD, president of Zynx Health Device Network.
"Middlesex Hospital is committed to patient safety and to utilizing evidence-based medicine. Having the resources of Prime-A-Pump available will ensure that the pump library is up to date and accurate without having to tie up pharmacy resources to do so," says Noreen Todd, BS Pharm, MHA, director of pharmacy for Middlesex Hospital.
Middlesex Hospital uses the Hospira Plum A+ smart infusion pump.
Prime-A-Pump employs an evidence- and experience-based methodology to provide practical recommendations for configuring the safety limits within smart pump drug libraries. This one-of-a-kind tool has been designed to save hospital personnel a tremendous amount of time in researching and updating their drug libraries as well as in communicating and building consensus with colleagues.
About Middlesex Hospital
Middlesex Hospital is a not-for-profit corporation committed to providing high quality inpatient and outpatient healthcare services. The Hospital is committed to demonstrating the highest standards of service excellence in all interactions inside and outside the Hospital community. The Hospital recognizes community benefit, transparency and integrity as fundamental responsibilities. A primary objective is to identify and meet community health needs to the fullest extent possible within its ability and resources.
Middlesex Hospital has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States, according to the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® study, a total of four times. It was one of only 60 community hospitals in the country to earn the designation in 2011.
About Zynx Health Device Network
Zynx Health Device Network, a division of Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, focuses on developing clinical decision support for medical devices – with the goal of improving patient safety for healthcare organizations. To learn more, visit www.primeapump.com.
Contact:
Zynx Health
Maria Paz Ramirez, 310-954-1945
Marketing Communications Manager
mpramirez@zynx.com
Media:
Schwartz MSL for Zynx Health
Thea Lavin, 415-512-0770
zynx@schwartzmsl.com
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Academic Medical Center Selects Prime-A-Pump to Build and Maintain Evidence-Based Drug Libraries
LOS ANGELES, Jan 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynx Health Device Network, an entrepreneurial developer of clinical decision support for medical devices, today announced that Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has selected Prime-A-Pump, a Web-based knowledge resource and collaboration tool for building and maintaining smart pump drug libraries, to help improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of patient care.
Prime-A-Pump provides guidance to healthcare professionals in configuring the safety limits within their pump drug library software, which can help prevent serious medication administration errors. Hospitals can review Prime-A-Pump's continually updated clinical evidence and use its features to customize their drug library recommendations, discuss issues with multidisciplinary team members, vote on recommendations, and keep a detailed history of their library changes, all within their own secure online environment. Drug libraries can be customized by a single hospital and/or shared across multiple institutions.
"We are gratified that Brigham and Women's Hospital has chosen Prime-A-Pump to support its efforts to improve the safety of patient care, and we are very excited about working with this leading healthcare organization," says Nancy Greengold, MD, MBA, president of Zynx Health Device Network.
"Brigham and Women's Hospital is committed to improving patient safety and using this type of technology will support our efforts to help eliminate IV infusion errors," says Thomas Cooley, RPh, MBA, director of pharmacy informatics and support services at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Brigham and Women's Hospital uses the Alaris/CareFusion smart pump.
Developed by clinicians for clinicians, Prime-A-Pump uses an evidence- and experience-based methodology to provide practical guidance for configuring the safety limits within smart pump drug libraries. This innovative tool has been designed to save hospital personnel tremendous amounts of time in researching and updating their drug libraries, as well as in communicating and building consensus with colleagues.
About Zynx Health Device Network
Zynx Health Device Network, a division of Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, focuses on developing clinical decision support for medical devices with the goal of improving patient safety. To learn more, visit www.primeapump.com.
Contact:
Zynx Health
Maria Paz Ramirez, 310-954-1945
Marketing Communications Manager
mpramirez@zynx.com
Media:
Schwartz MSL for Zynx Health
Thea Lavin, 415-512-0770
zynx@schwartzmsl.com
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Prime-A-Pump Selected by Yale New Haven Health System to Build and Maintain Drug Libraries
LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynx Health Device Network, an innovator of clinical decision support for medical devices, today announced that Yale New Haven Health System (Connecticut), including Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, and Greenwich Hospital, has selected Prime-A-Pump - a unique Web-based knowledge resource and collaboration tool for building and maintaining smart-pump drug libraries - to help improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of patient care.
Prime-A-Pump provides guidance to healthcare professionals in configuring the safety limits within their pump drug library software, which can help prevent dangerous medication administration errors. Hospitals can review Prime-A-Pump's continually updated clinical evidence and use its features to customize their drug library recommendations, discuss issues with multidisciplinary team members, vote on recommendations, maintain an unlimited number of drug library versions, and keep a detailed history of their library changes, all within their own secure online environment. Drug libraries can be customized by a single hospital and/or shared across multiple hospitals within a healthcare system.
"Yale New Haven Health System hospitals have received numerous awards for the excellence of their care, and we look forward to working closely with this distinguished healthcare system," says Nancy Greengold, MD, president of Zynx Health Device Network. "We are pleased that the organization has chosen Prime-A-Pump to support its goal of enhancing patient safety with clinical decision support."
Developed by clinicians for clinicians, Prime-A-Pump uses an evidence- and experience-based methodology to provide practical guidance for configuring the values within smart pump drug libraries. This first-of-its-kind collaboration tool has been designed to save hospital personnel tremendous amounts of time in researching and updating their drug libraries as well as in communicating and building consensus with colleagues.
About Yale New Haven Health System
Yale New Haven Health System, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is recognized for advanced clinical care, quality, service, cost effectiveness, and commitment to improving the health status of the communities it serves. YNHHS includes three corporate members, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, and Greenwich Hospital, and has contractual relationships with the Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island. It also includes Northeast Medical Group, a non-profit medical foundation with several hundred community-based and hospital-employed physicians. To learn more, visit www.ynhhs.org.
About Zynx Health Device Network
Zynx Health Device Network, a division of Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, focuses on developing clinical decision support for medical devices with the goal of improving patient safety. To learn more, visit www.primeapump.com.
Contact:
Zynx Health
Maria Paz Ramirez, 310-954-1945
Communications Manager
mpramirez@zynx.com
Media
Schwartz Communications for Zynx Health
Thea Lavin, 415-512-0770
zynx@schwartz-pr.com
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Lahey Clinic Selects Prime-A-Pump to Build and Maintain Drug Libraries
LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynx Health Device Network, an entrepreneurial developer of clinical decision support for medical devices, today announced that the world-class Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA, has selected Prime-A-Pump, a recently released Zynx innovation designed to improve patient safety and cost efficiency, to build and maintain smart-pump drug libraries throughout the healthcare organization.
Prime-A-Pump is a first-of-its-kind information resource and collaboration tool, which provides guidance to hospital personnel in configuring the safety limits within their pump drug library software. These safety limits help prevent dangerous medication administration errors. Prime-A-Pump’s easy-to-use interface gives organizations the ability to review the continually updated clinical evidence, customize their drug library recommendations at the local level, have virtual conversations with colleagues, vote on recommendations, and update and archive an unlimited number of versions within their own secured environment. Drug libraries can be customized within a single hospital and/or shared across multiple hospitals within a healthcare system.
"We are delighted to have Lahey Clinic as one of our early customers," says Nancy Greengold, MD, president of Zynx Health Device Network. "The organization is truly committed to improving the quality and safety of patient care, and is a leader in implementing clinical decision support programs that provide benefit for both patients and their caregivers."
"Patient safety is the number one priority at Lahey Clinic," says Tom Siepka, R.Ph., MS, director of pharmacy services at Lahey Clinic. "Zynx’s Prime-A-Pump software is an effective tool to ensure that we have a safe medication delivery system for our patients."
Prime-A-Pump provides a thoughtful approach for configuring values within smart pump drug libraries and cuts down on alerts that could potentially disrupt the clinical workflow and lead to decreased use of safety software.
"This innovation was meticulously created with real-world practice in mind, using a blended evidence- and experience-based methodology," says Greengold.
About Lahey Clinic
Lahey Clinic, a physician-led, nonprofit group practice, is world-renowned for innovative technology, pioneering medical treatment, and leading-edge research. A teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, the Clinic provides quality healthcare in virtually every specialty and subspecialty, from primary care to cancer diagnosis and treatment to kidney and liver transplantation. For more information, visit www.lahey.org.
About Zynx Health Device Network
Zynx Health Device Network, a division of Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, focuses on developing clinical decision support for medical devices – with the goal of improving patient safety for healthcare organizations. To learn more, visit www.primeapump.com.
Contact:
Zynx Health
Maria Paz Ramirez, 310-954-1945
Marketing Specialist
mpramirez@zynx.com
Media
Schwartz Communications for Zynx Health
Thea Lavin, 415-512-0770
zynx@schwartz-pr.com
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B. Braun Customers Gain Premier Access to Zynx Health Device Network's Evidence-based, Customizable Drug Library Program
Web-based Prime-A-Pump® Helps Create and Update Drug Libraries and Makes "Smart" Pumps Smarter
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2010 (PRNewswire) -- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) "smart" pumps (www.smartpumps.bbraunusa.com/news) will become even smarter when customers gain premier access to customized, evidence-based drug libraries provided by the Zynx Health Device Network's Prime-A-Pump®, a web-based, customizable program for creating and updating drug libraries.
The Zynx Health Device Network, a Hearst Business Media company and an affiliate of First DataBank, and B. Braun announced today that they will collaborate with their joint customers to implement the program on B. Braun smart pumps.
Prime-A-Pump provides a critical starting point for organizations that are grappling with how to set up clinically meaningful drug libraries and then keep them current with ongoing changes to drug information. Evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support is clearly provided within the tool. It is designed to strike the appropriate balance between providing guidance for improving patient safety with important dosing alerts and avoiding so many alerts that they interfere with the clinical workflow and lead some clinicians to develop "work arounds" for the pumps' safety features.
Prime-A-Pump's easy-to-use, collaborative tool enables organizations to review the clinical evidence, customize their drug library recommendations at the local level, have virtual conversations with colleagues, vote on recommendations, and archive an unlimited number of versions within their own secured environment.
The software can be accessed 24/7 by the multidisciplinary healthcare facility teams charged with overseeing the drug libraries incorporated into "smart" infusion pumps. The web-based system eliminates the need to schedule multiple in-person meetings or pay a consultant to assist in the creation or updating of the drug libraries. To access information, clinicians simply log on to research the appropriate limits, terminology and standard concentrations, which are based on clinical evidence.
For healthcare facilities with existing drug libraries programmed into infusion pumps, Prime-A-Pump will mean quick, easy updates based on national research. For healthcare facilities adding infusion pumps or looking to create drug libraries for them, the new program will provide them with a strong starting point.
"We are very excited about this collaboration with B. Braun," says Nancy Greengold, MD, President of the Zynx Health Device Network. "Working together, we'll help healthcare organizations develop comprehensive drug libraries that optimize patient safety at the point of medication administration."
"Prime-A-Pump will provide B. Braun customers with a fast, efficient and cost-effective way to create and update evidence-based drug libraries that are critical to reducing medication errors," said Gale White, Vice President of Infusion Systems Marketing for B. Braun Medical Inc. "This eliminates the need and the expense of accessing consultants for early-stage setup information and routine updates. With the Zynx tool, hospitals of all sizes can quickly establish an evidence-based drug library and those with existing drug libraries can revise them with information culled from national research."
White said B. Braun's staff of registered pharmacists and clinicians will continue to work with hospital staffs on more strategic aspects of developing and implementing drug libraries, including working with pharmacists, nurses and physicians to determine the most appropriate configurations and workflows to enhance compliance with medication safety features of the pumps thus promoting a decrease in pump related medication errors. "The new decision-support solution was developed by clinicians for clinicians, with detailed attention to real-world dosing challenges and the complexities of patient care," says Greengold.
About Zynx Health
Zynx Health, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, is the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions proven to measurably improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care. Thousands of hospital organizations and providers trust Zynx Health clinical evidence, order sets, plans of care, clinical decision support rules, quality forecasters, and practice guidelines to drive clinical improvements at the point of care and deploy the clinical decision support solutions required to demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs. Collectively clients have customized and deployed more than 100,000 order sets and plans of care within Zynx Health's online solutions.
To learn more, visit www.primeapump.com or www.zynxhealth.com.
About First DataBank
First DataBank, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, drives patient safety and healthcare quality by providing drug databases that are used within information systems that touch every aspect of healthcare. For more than 30 years, First DataBank has partnered with system developers to integrate and optimize its drug information to improve user workflow and enhance clinical decision making by those entrusted with treating patients at the point-of-need. For more information about First DataBank, call 800-633-3453 or visit www.firstdatabank.com.
About B. Braun
B. Braun is a leading manufacturer of infusion therapy and pain management products with an environmentally-friendly focus. Guided by the company's "Sharing Expertise®" philosophy, B. Braun addresses the critical issues of infection prevention, medication safety and environmental responsibility by promoting best practices that help clinicians reduce medication errors, prevent healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) and achieve sustainability objectives.
Consistently recognized by Frost & Sullivan and KLAS for its medical technology and support services, B. Braun employees share their knowledge with colleagues and customers to improve working processes in hospitals and medical practices and to enhance the safety of patients and healthcare professionals. For more information, call 800-227-2862, email us at inquiry.us@bbraun.com or visit B. Braun at www.bbraunusa.com.
SOURCE B. Braun Medical Inc.
Contact:
Pam Quinlan
Zynx Health Device Network
310.954.5753
pquinlan@zynx.com
Hillary Blum
Stern & Associates
908.276.4344 ext. 227
hillary@sternassociates.com
Susan Denby
B. Braun Medical Inc.
610.997.4856
susan.denby@bbraun.com
SOURCE B. Braun Medical Inc.
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