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New York-Presbyterian Selects Patient Care Technology Systems' Automatic Tracking Software for Perioperative Services

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 09:01 CST

Patient Care Technology Systems announced today that New York-Presbyterian Hospital has selected Amelior ORTracker® automatic tracking software to improve the efficiency of surgical care throughout its perioperative department. The software will be used to communicate the location of patients and mobile medical equipment in its perioperative department, receiving & post-anesthesia care units, and sterile support services.

The automatic tracking software provides real-time tracking of patients and mobile medical equipment using wireless ultra-wideband badges worn by patients and staff. In addition to locating and tracking Operating Room resources, the software translates interactions between patients, medical staff and equipment into time-stamped stages of a patient's course of treatment. This information is continuously updated on an electronic tracking map to inform care givers of anticipated demand as patients are prepared for surgery and later for recovery. The software organizes communications between care givers reducing the confusion over the status of patients, rooms, and the availability of clinical staff. As a result, phone calls and other manual interventions to manage care progression are reduced resulting in more timely care and a quieter patient environment. Extensive data on patient flow and resource utilization is generated through the software's reporting engine to assist perioperative departments to further analyze department utilization.

"In a busy OR, we are constantly looking for new and improved ways to support our care givers, which will in turn enhance the patient experience," said Dennis Fowler, M.D., vice president & medical director of perioperative services, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. "By communicating the location of patients and life-saving medical equipment, Amelior ORTracker aims for a safer and more efficient environment."

The Amelior ORTracker software is part of a suite of department-specific and enterprise-wide automatic tracking solutions designed to improve patient flow through organized communications. The software applications work with all forms of locating hardware including ultra-wideband, RFID, Wi-Fi and infrared. PCTS works with healthcare providers to determine the most suitable configuration based on factors such as tracking precision requirements, the physical plant, and the hospital network infrastructure.

About New York-Presbyterian Hospital

New York-Presbyterian Hospital--based in New York City--is the nation's largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,224 beds. It provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine at five major centers: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Allen Pavilion and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. One of the largest and most comprehensive health-care institutions in the world, the Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. It ranks sixth on U.S. News & World Report's guide to "America's Best Hospitals," has the greatest number of physicians listed in New York magazine's "Best Doctors" issue, and is included among Solucient's top 15 major teaching hospitals. The Hospital has academic affiliations with two of the nation's leading medical colleges: Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

About Patient Care Technology Systems

Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSLR) provides hospitals with intelligent workflow solutions to improve patient flow and to reduce the risk of medical errors. The company's Amelior™ software suite includes Amelior ED™, a comprehensive emergency department information system, and automatic patient and asset tracking software for the emergency department, perioperative suite, and enterprise-wide. Amelior automatic tracking software is compatible with all leading locating hardware including infrared, RFID, ultra-wideband and Wi-Fi. 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.

Source: Business Wire

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