AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA), today announced an exclusive endorsement of the Versus Information System® (VIS™) RFID-IR (Radio Frequency Identification – Infrared) for asset, staff, and patient tracking technology to enhance patient care and safety.

Due to our commanding presence in the healthcare information technologies market, Versus has twice received the Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award.

Out of a field of more than 100 candidates Traverse City Business News and GLIMANorthwest (an association for technology professionals) recognized Versus Technology, Inc. as one of the hottest tech companies in the region.

According to Deloitte & Touche, companies appear on the Technology Fast 500 because they “make productivity-boosting, life-enhancing products and services, and history shows us that the fastest growing companies will lead the industry into prosperity.” Versus ranked #379, with 1,295% growth over a five-year period.

Where the Versus Information System helps improve processes, patient safety and efficiency for our clients, Versus likes to take note. Here’s a sampling of the acheivements of our customers...Congratulations!

Columbus Regional Hospital is the recipient of the 2007 Most Wired Innovator Award from Hospital and Health Magazine (an AHA publication) due to use of innovative technology to improve efficiency and patient care. They also received the healthcare industry’s highest honor, the 2007 AHA Quest for Quality Award which recognizes their commitment to quality, safety and patient care.

Texas Children’s Hospital recently won the ECRI Health Devices Achievement Award for their Integrated Platform for Life Safety and Tracking—a program based on interaction between multiple 3rd-party interactions for which the Versus applications serve as the tie that binds. ECRI describes Texas Children’s Hospital’s application as “an exceptional example of how the teamwork approach to integrate technology and asset management can lead to better patient care, minimize cost, and improve communication.”

For Overall IT Implementation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA; and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

“Christiana Hospital was honored for its innovative use of a passive patient and staff tracking system to improve patient flow in its emergency department, a Level 1 trauma center…The system incorporates RFID badges and radio frequency and infrared sensors for real-time patient, staff and asset tracking that interfaces with hospital information systems.”

Memorial Healthcare System was a finalist in the Evidence-based Practice category for its VIS/Carecast integration which allows staff to immediately and accurately locate patients and which updates statuses automatically. “Implementation of this technology has streamlined ED patient flow; increased ED bed capacity, allowing for treatment of additional patients; increased the time nurses can spend at the bedside with their patients; promoted patient safety; and increased patient satisfaction.”