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Omnicell Receives M2M Value Chain Award for Service Excellence in the Healthcare Industry

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 09:00 CDT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. , a leading provider of patient safety technology, is the recipient of M2M Magazine's 2006 Silver Value Chain Award for service excellence in the healthcare industry. The award was conferred on June 27 at the M2M United conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The M2M Value Chain Awards recognize the vision and innovation of leading corporate adopters of M2M (machine-to-machine) technology along with their technology partners.

Questra received the enabling partner award for its work with Omnicell in helping to develop its vDirector(TM) Proactive Remote Monitoring solution. The M2M Value Chain distinguishes the major challenges companies have overcome as well as the opportunities and business value they have created through the deployment of M2M technology.

The awards highlight the process of effectively combining multiple technologies, such as device connectivity, advanced hardware, application software, and infrastructure. Peggy Smedley, president of Specialty Publishing and editorial director for M2M magazine, commented, "This year's Value Chain Award winners truly stand out among the best and the brightest applications today."

The M2M Value Chain Award nomination read, "Omnicell, Mountain View, Calif., plays a vital role in the medical-surgical supply chain, providing systems for physician-order management, automated pharmacy retrieval, medication packaging, medication dispensing, and nursing-workflow automation. Using M2M technology, Omnicell branded a remote monitoring solution named vDirector, which facilitates automated event reporting, connectivity and management of system uptime. Over 400 hospitals have already deployed the full production solution, which has resulted in improved support and equipment uptime. Using vDirector, Omnicell monitors its customers' system performance in real time and diagnoses and repairs problems as they are discovered."

About Omnicell

Omnicell, Inc. is a leading provider of systems and software solutions targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Since 1992, Omnicell has worked with more than 1,600 healthcare facilities to enhance patient safety and allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients.

Omnicell's medication-use product line includes solutions for the central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions range from large central pharmacy "smart inventory" carousels to small handheld devices. From the point at which a medication arrives at the receiving dock to the time it is administered, Omnicell systems store it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide information and controls on its use and reorder.

Our supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with fast, effective control of costs, capture of charges for payor reimbursement, and timely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinet systems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursing unit, cath lab and operating room.

Omnicell's mission is to provide the best customer experience in healthcare, helping hospitals reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs. For more information, visit http://www.omnicell.com/.

Omnicell, Inc.

CONTACT: Bruce Lewis of Lewis & Summers Public Relations,+1-707-964-3844, or bruce@prwebsite.com

Web site: http://www.omnicell.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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