Abbott Northwestern Hospital Subscribes to Saferating Inc. Pharmacist Intervention Reporting System

Saferating Inc. announces today that Minneapolis-based Abbott Northwestern Hospital Center purchased its pharmacist clinical intervention reporting tool utilizing the power of Paperless Form Technology (PFT) for its inpatient pharmacists. Abbott Northwestern pharmacists now utilize Saferating.com to report, manage, and analyze pharmacist interventions.

Lewiston, ME (PRWEB) January 18, 2005 - On November 11th Abbott Northwestern Hospital pharmacists began utilizing Saferatings PFT. Staff now have instant and secure web access of pharmacist clinical interventions reporting. Pharmacy leadership will be notified via Saferatings automated email function upon submission by staff and have real time access to all data reported about the intervention. Follow-up and analysis will utilize Saferatings powerful query engine and report generator to enhance its system improvement and contribute to compliance with HIPAA and JCAHO standards.

This represent an important innovation for Abbott Northwest Hospital Center to enhance patient safety and improve real time reporting when pharmacists are required to intervene. And since the Saferating system employs their Paperless Form Technology, it is expected to become a cost-saving measure for the facility.

About Saferating Inc
A leader in Paperless Form Technology solutions for the healthcare industry, Saferating.com provides HIPAA compliant applications to document and report clinical activity. Saferating has developed other solutions for meeting JCAHO requirements for reporting of Adverse Drug Reaction, Medication Errors, Anticoagulation Medication Tracking, Incident Reporting, Patient Satisfaction Surveys, and Competency Assessment. SAFERATING.COMs solutions improve patient care, reduce costs by eliminated paper-based forms, and eliminated redundant data entry. Saferating.com is based in Lewiston Maine. For more information on Saferating.com, please visit www.Saferating.com.com.

About Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Abbott Northwestern Hospital is the largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin Cities area. Each year, the hospital provides comprehensive health care for more than 200,000 patients and their families from the Twin Cities area and the Upper Midwest. More than 5,000 employees, 1,600 physicians and 550 volunteers work as a team for the benefit of each patient served. Abbott Northwestern Hospital is a part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, a family of hospitals, clinics, and care services in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

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