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Infologix launches HIPAA Compliant Real-Time Wireless Verification System To Help Hospitals Eliminate Surgical Errors

(Feb 28, 2008)--"The repercussions from surgical identity errors are serious for both the patient and healthcare institution.In Pennsylvania alone, more than 170 'wrong site' surgical errors and 250 'close calls' were documented over a recent 30 months period. " says David Gulian, President and CEO of InfoLogix on the lauch of SurgiChip, a real-time wireless solution designed to address leading causes of surgical identity and procedure mistakes in hospitals.

"In New York, a patient who had surgery on the incorrect knee recently settled with the hospital which committed the error for $450,000, and in Rhode Island, a hospital was fined $50,000 for a 'wrong site' surgery. With SurgiChip we are aiming to empower hospitals with a real-time system that helps eliminate patient identity errors such as these." added Gulian.

InfoLogix, provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, 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. Designed to directly address patient safety goals, SurgiChip provides an electronic audit trail to verify compliance with the Joint Commission’s Universal Protocol and is HIPAA compliant, using advanced encryption algorithms to secure patient data at all times.

SurgiChip provides electronic verification of comprehensive patient, surgical site and procedural data both in pre-op and in the operating room. As part of InfoLogix’s enterprise mobility software suite for the healthcare industry, SurgiChip offers real time connectivity utilizing existing WLAN infrastructure to bridge the communication gap with all members of the surgical team - a common challenge in operating room environments today.

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