CHARLOTTE, NC -- 11/04/09 --
Patient Care
Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR), today announced the availability of its most advanced automated
temperature monitoring module. In health care facilities, there are many
temperature-sensitive items which require constant environmental monitoring
with the assurance that they are stored safely and in regulatory
compliance. Temperature monitoring typically requires a manual process of
monitoring and recording the temperature of storage units throughout
expansive departments followed by the maintenance of temperature logs.
This process is time consuming, labor-intensive and error prone.
With the automated temperature monitoring module from PCTS, real-time
monitoring can streamline workflow for nursing, lab and pharmacy staff
through automatic 24/7 monitoring of temperature-sensitive inventories,
real-time visibility of temperature status with dynamic watchlists, and
configurable real-time notifications of temperature events to mobile staff
through various notification options including e-mail, text messaging, and
other communication-based decision rules.
The temperature monitoring module can be used as a stand-alone platform, or
be integrated with PCTS's enterprise asset management solution, Amelior Tracker®.
With the Amelior Tracker system and temperature monitoring module, health
care facilities can comply with Joint Commission standards far more easily
than by manually monitoring temperatures. The system is comprised of a
network of probe-based wireless temperature sensors which send raw data to
the web-based Amelior Tracker software. The module is interoperable with
both standard probes -- which support the temperature ranges in common
refrigerators, freezers and incubators, and specialty probes -- which can
be used to monitor temperature in more extreme environments like cryogenic
freezers, ultra-low freezers or to monitor other environmental factors like
humidity. The temperature monitoring module is integrated within the
software so when users need to access location and status information on
non-temperature inventories, there is no need to open another program as
all asset data across the enterprise is accessible within the same system.
Use of the configurable reporting engine allows customers to generate
customized reports that satisfy internal tracking and workflow needs for
temperature monitoring as well as providing reports specifically formatted
to meet strict regulatory guidelines from various governing bodies.
The Amelior Tracker solution is part of the Amelior Enterprise Visibility
Suite(TM) which comprises department to facility-wide software solutions
and services designed to more efficiently and safely orchestrate patient
care through the real-time visualization of patient flow. Hospitals can
scale their implementations by the entities they wish to track (movable
medical equipment, patients, staff), purpose (asset management, patient
flow, infection control) and by the scope of hospital workflow (acute care,
inpatient floors, outpatient services, enterprise-wide).
"All our customers depend upon accurate and reliable workflow management
and we are always looking for ways to make that possible," said Chad
Sallee, Vice President of Development and Technology for PCTS. "Hospitals
and health care facilities have many temperature-sensitive items which
require constant environmental monitoring. The temperature monitoring
module available allows us to continue with our best practice standards of
providing a system capable of monitoring, calibrating, and maintaining
temperatures of inventory such as medication and blood bags, as well as
access status in any area or department in real time."
About Patient Care Technology Systems
Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR), helps health care providers to improve patient flow,
increase capacity and improve patient and staff safety by visualizing the
real-time location and status of patients and equipment throughout their
facility. Proven return on investment in high turnover, high acuity
departments such as the emergency department and perioperative suite where
PCTS solutions have supported over 5 million patient visits with automatic
tracking and emergency department documentation solutions. The Amelior
Enterprise Visibility Suite(TM) is compatible with all leading locating
technologies including active-RFID, infrared, ultrasound, ultra-wideband,
Wi-Fi and ZigBee. PCTS customers have been recognized nationally for
improvements in efficiency and clinical excellence. For more information,
visit www.pcts.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of federal securities laws. PCTS and CSLR caution you that any statements
contained in this press release which are not strictly historical
statements constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, those related to PCTS's and
CSLR's expectations regarding continued business growth. These statements
are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements, (copies of which may be obtained at the SEC's
website at: http://www.sec.gov) -- could impact the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release. Readers should not place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date they are made. PCTS and CSLR disclaim any obligation to publicly
update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in PCTS and
CSLR's expectations, or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual
results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Contacts:
Patient Care Technology Systems
Charlotte, NC
Jaime Ojeda
VP Sales & Business Development
612-384-4255