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Heritage Valley Health Systems
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Company profile

Patients and nurses at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, Penn., can rest better knowing that new technology running on HP iPAQ Pocket PCs is protecting patients from medication errors and reducing healthcare costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

Business Need

  • Reduce medication errors in hospitals

Solutions overview

  • HP iPAQ hx2490 Pocket PC
  • VeriScan medication administration software from Sculptor Developmental Technologies
  • Socket In-Hand Scan Card dual technology for barcodes and RFID tags
  • Protective case from The Colemax Group LLC

Results

  • Improve patient safety by preventing more than 5,000 medication errors a year
  • Reduce health costs by at least $500,000 annually

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» Epocrates, Inc.
» St. Clair Hospital
» Heritage Valley
» National Cancer Institute
» Children's Hospital and Health Center San Diego

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