Cancer Treatment Centers of America Selects Sunquest Point-of-Care Collection Management Solution to Improve Patient Safety
Solution Ensures Positive Patient Identification for Vital Lab Samples
Tucson, AZ, December 10, 2008 –Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, today announced that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) has purchased the Sunquest Collection Manager (CLM) as part of its enterprise patient safety initiative and overall technology plan for paperless workflow. Sunquest Collection Manager is a Point-of-Care (POC) positive patient identification solution that allows care providers to save time and reduce errors by automating their processes for specimen collection, specimen labeling, and data entry. Utilizing handheld devices, CLM enables care providers to ensure positive patient identification via bedside bar code technology. CTCA has been a long-standing customer of Sunquest’s LIS and will implement Sunquest’s CLM at its newest location in Goodyear, AZ, followed by their locations in Philadelphia, Suburban-Chicago, and Tulsa.
“Patient safety is our highest priority,” said Chad Eckes, CIO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. “We consistently strive to make improvements through more effective technologies and better processes. The implementation of Sunquest’s Collection Manager will help improve patient safety and enhance our paperless system. The initial implementation in Goodyear will set the standard for the rest of our regional centers across the nation.”
"Cancer Treatment Centers of America is recognized throughout the healthcare industry for its outstanding medical practice and patient care, and also for its effective use of technology,” said Lisa Cutts, vice president of north American sales for Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. “We look forward to our continued collaborative relationship with CTCA as they provide valued services to their patients and communities.”
About Sunquest Collection Manager
Sunquest Collection Manager allows real-time transmission of all lab orders including stats directly to the care provider’s handheld device, eliminating the need for paper-based work orders and instructions. Further, this technology enables positive patient identification as part of the specimen collection process, enhancing and supporting patient safety initiatives. Sunquest Collection Manager fully supports the 5 Rights of Laboratory Testing, ensuring the right sample is collected from the right patient, at the right time, and subsequently delivering the right result to support the patient care plan.
About Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Founded in 1988, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is a network of
cancer treatment hospitals and community oncology programs in Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Washington. CTCA provides a comprehensive,
patient-centered treatment model that fully integrates conventional,
state-of-the-art medical treatments with scientifically-supported complementary
therapies such as nutrition, naturopathic medicine, psychological counseling,
physical therapy and spiritual support to meet the special, whole-person needs
of cancer patients with complex and advanced-stage disease. CTCA
encourages patients and their families to participate in treatment decisions
through its Patient Empowerment MedicineSM model. For more
information about Cancer Treatment Centers of America, go to: www.cancercenter.com.
About Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
Sunquest Information Systems,
Inc., is a global market leader in clinical data management solutions with
more than 1,300 hospitals and commercial laboratories using its products worldwide.
The company is dedicated to providing best-of-suite solutions that enable
quality patient care, clinical safety, and operational
efficiencies. Its experienced sales and technical service teams
deliver 24x7 assistance to customers for their procurement, implementation, and
customer care needs. The Sunquest Laboratory™ system achieved "Best
in KLAS" in the Laboratory Segment for 2007, which was its fourth
consecutive year, (KLAS Enterprises, LLC, www.KLASresearch.com.)
Sunquest’s professional services division provides a wide array of management and technical tools, including lab redesign and optimization, outreach and lab network program development, and operational business and implementation plans. For more information, call 800-748-0692 or visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.
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