Focus on latest medication management and dispensing technologies highlights importance of patient safety and cost reduction to Asia Pacific health care providers
ROLLE, Switzerland, Aug. 7, 2012 (ANTARA/PRNewswire-Asia) -- CareFusion, a leading global medical technology company, will kick off a global exhibition tour as it focuses on expanding its patient safety technologies to health care providers in the Asia Pacific region.
"Just like in nearly every corner of the globe, hospitals across the Asia Pacific region are looking for innovative products and services that measurably help improve the safety and quality of care, with a keen focus on reducing the cost of care," said Prasanna Parthasarathy, vice president of Medical Systems International at CareFusion. "These critical needs align with CareFusion's mission, and we are committed to serving and growing our presence in the Asia Pacific region."
Beginning at HIMSS AsiaPac 2012, being held 17-19 September in the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, CareFusion will showcase products that help improve patient safety and clinician workflow through enhanced medication management, safe infusion technology and supply dispensing automation in booth 505.
During HIMSS AsiaPac 2012, a multi-national CareFusion team from the USA, Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore will present medication management systems, carry out product demonstrations and take visitors on individual information tours of the products on display. CareFusion technologies and products in the conference and exhibition venue include:
- Pyxis MedStation(TM) ES system -- enterprise wide automation of the medication management process
- Rowa Vmax(R) -- the intelligent automated storage and retrieval system
- Pyxis SupplyStation(R) system -- secure automated supply management
- Metro(R) 1760Rx cart with Pyxis(R) Nurse Link -- mobile access to real-time patient information with secure and accurate point-of-care medication delivery
- BlisPack(R) -- first robotic system for creating unit doses from blister sheets
- Alaris(R) System with Guardrails Suite MX software -- the only integrated smart IV medication system that protects all infusions and provides safety beyond just dose error reduction.
For the first time, CareFusion will present its new automated medication dispensing system, the Pyxis MedStation ES, to the Asia Pacific health care community.
"The Pyxis MedStation ES is built on a standardized set of hardware and software components," explains Dirk Wingenter, managing director of CareFusion's Rowa Technologies business and leader of International Dispensing. "The platform enables simple, efficient workflows centered on the patient while improving efficiencies between pharmacy, nursing and clinical staff as well as medication management."
Another highlight for HIMSS visitors will be the Rowa Vmax technology.
"With the ROWA system, our customers can streamline the medication process, helping to improve stock flow and reduce medication errors," Wingenter continues. "With more than 20 years of experience and over 4,000 worldwide installations of our medication management technologies, we are looking forward to sharing the latest technological developments and solutions with health care providers in Singapore. Our all-new dispensing platform makes it even easier to manage medications, allowing our customers to focus more on patient care."
The Asia Pacific product tour will continue with product exhibitions at the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) Autumn 2012 in Chengdu, China on 18-21 October and the 38th Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) National Conference in Canberra, Australia on 1-4 November.
About CareFusion
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of care. The company develops market-leading technologies including Alaris(R) infusion pumps, Pyxis(R) automated dispensing and patient identification systems, Rowa(R) automation solutions, AVEA(R), AirLife(TM) and LTV(R) series ventilation and respiratory products, ChloraPrep(R) skin prep products, MedMined(R) services for data mining surveillance, V. Mueller(R) surgical instruments, and an extensive line of products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion employs more than 14,000 people across its global operations. Since August 2011, Rowa is part of CareFusion. More information may be found at www.carefusion.com.
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*Products referred to in this release may not be available in all countries. Contact your local CareFusion office to check the availability of the registration licence and the prescribing information.
Editor: PR Wire
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