Press Release
Versus RTLS Automation Live at VA e-Health Conference
(Traverse City, Michigan, August 3, 2010) – Versus Technology,
Inc. (“Versus,” PINKSHEETS: VSTI.PK), the foremost provider of
real-time locating systems (RTLS) to
hospitals and clinics, will attend the Veterans Affairs e-Health Conference
& Exposition 2010 (VeHU Conference) in Las Vegas,
NV, August 10-12, 2010. Attendees are invited to visit Booth #107, where Versus will provide a demonstration of the Versus
Advantages™ solution
and how it is facilitating patient flow at various VA outpatient clinics. Versus
will also discuss the advantages of the Versus solution, which relies on Infrared (IR) and Radio-frequency Identification
(RFID) technologies to achieve clinical-grade location information—a necessity
for clinical workflow automation.
Ahead of the August 2010 VeHU conference, Versus is reconfirming its commitment to provide education and
resources to the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) Program Office, as
needed and requested, to support the Program Office’s Real Time Location
Systems initiative. The goal of this initiative,
similar to other government-sponsored RFID initiatives, is to use RTLS to
track patients, staff and other resources (i.e. equipment) in real-time and to
automate clinical workflows for greater efficiency.
Several VA medical centers including Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Ambulatory
Care Center (Columbus, Ohio) and the St. Louis VAMC, John Cochran Division (Marion,
Illinois and Poplar Bluff, Missouri), have already deployed
the Versus RTLS. Using Versus Advantages, these centers automate patient flow
and visit progression. They know where patients are, not only physically, but
also in their care progression. The Versus Advantages solution provides
situational awareness to help manage patient volumes and keep staffing levels
in line with the patient census—all while monitoring the status of multiple
patients and maintaining quality care. Versus Advantages has also been deployed
to assist with equipment tracking and fleet management, key to controlling
expenses and errors related tracking vital and valuable medical equipment.
Also, documentation required by the VHA is rather extensive.
Versus Advantages RTLS revolutionizes this process by documenting care
automatically, at the most basic level: provider-to-patient interactions.
Patient care can then be evaluated on an individual basis, on a daily or weekly
basis or based on patient type. Information like this can help facilities with
patient scheduling, patient safety, patient
flow, efficiency reporting and process improvement.
Versus continues to work with the St. Louis VAMC, Columbus VAMC
and other VA facilities to enhance patient flow and establish more data
collection points for efficiency, reporting and application of lean management
principles.
About
Versus Technology, Inc.
Established in 1988, Versus
Technology, Inc. specializes in real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare. Used for
enterprise patient
tracking, bed
management, asset tracking, and nurse call automation, Versus Advantages™ improves patient
flow and
documentation of caregiver and patient interactions, while enhancing
communication and efficiency. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital
Association, the Versus Advantages infrared (IR) and Active RFID solution is responsible for
clinical-grade location and automation at a number of hospitals, clinics and
long-term care facilities worldwide. To learn more about Versus Technology,
Inc. (Pink Sheets: VSTI.PK), our technology and client successes, visit www.versustech.com and take the Advantages
Tour.
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Harbor Provision
This
release may include forward-looking statements which “bespeak caution,” and
which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The statements are
made only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation
to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Contact:
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