Quantros Launches Patient Safety Organization Manager to Streamline PSO Data Management and Submission to the Network of Patient Safety Databases

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Quantros, a leading provider of safety, quality, and compliance solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the release of Quantros Patient Safety Organization Manager (PSOM). This new application provides a comprehensive, flexible data infrastructure to support the data aggregation and management requirements for organizations seeking PSO certification.

Quantros has leveraged its clinical expertise and proven technology platform to offer Quantros PSOM. This application was designed specifically for use in supporting the data infrastructure requirements that are a critical component of PSO certification. Quantros PSOM provides a turnkey solution for collection, management, and analysis of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) data as well as data submission to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD).

Quantros PSOM enables rapid implementation of the required data infrastructure with a field tested, proven system. The core infrastructure of this solution has been in use for over 5 years by more than 800 healthcare facilities as part of the Quantros Safety and Risk Management (SRM) Suite of Applications.

“One of the key requirements of organizations desiring PSO status is the ability to provide a secure, means for aggregation, management, submission, and analysis of patient safety event data from participating healthcare facilities,” said Chris Bethell, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for Quantros. “Quantros PSOM provides this and more in a complete, configurable, and scalable solution.”

Quantros PSOM provides the most comprehensive software solution available in the market today. With Quantros PSOM PSO’s gain a host of benefits including:

   -- A secure, HIPAA compliant system that automatically extracts and      isolates PHI and other confidential data so only those in certain roles      with certain permissions are able to view the data   -- A powerful administration module that allows the PSO to easily set-up,      activate and manage participating organizations in the PSO   -- The ability to aggregate facility data in a variety of ways including:          -- Automatic transfer of PSWP data from those using Quantros SRM             into Quantros PSOM          -- An easy PSWP data upload process for healthcare facilities using             either internally developed or commercial systems other than             Quantros SRM          -- Making available an API that can be licensed by 3rd party             vendors for transmission of PSWP data into Quantros PSOM          -- A fast and efficient data entry screen for manual capture of             PSWP data    -- A submission module that can both generate completed forms for      submission of PSWP data to the NPSD as well as the ability to transmit      that data automatically once the NPSD provides an electronic submission      avenue   -- A medium to efficiently distribute knowledge content and best practice      information to participating healthcare facilities   -- A full complement of reports with the ability to save specific      parameters as well as AD-Hoc reporting for use in report generation and      data analysis at both a facility and at a multi-tiered, aggregate      facility level    

Quantros PSOM is in use today and available for organizations seeking PSO certification. For additional information on this solution, email [email protected] or call toll free at (877) 782-6876.

About Quantros

Quantros provides real-time solutions for safety and risk management, outcomes and performance monitoring, accreditation and compliance, and surveillance and decision support for leading healthcare providers throughout the nation. Quantros’ web delivered applications provide a standard platform that creates actionable knowledge that helps its clients save lives, improve quality, and conserve assets. Through a variety of direct sales and vendor partners, more than 1,800 healthcare facilities use Quantros’ web-based technology solutions every day.

Quantros team members include physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals as well as an experienced team of information technology specialists. Visit Quantros on the web at http://www.quantros.com/.

Quantros, Inc

CONTACT: Chris Bethell of Quantros, Inc, +1-408-957-3300, fax,+1-408-957-3320

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