The OR Business Manager Workshop is just around the corner in Denver, Colorado. When you take a break from the interactive workshop, visit Champion Medical Technologies. We will be demonstrating our complete tissue tracking and implant tracking solution, a combination of GraftTracker^® and UDITracker^® software services integrated with swipe, grab and go RFID-enabled storage (cabinets, refrigerators and freezers). Don’t miss this opportunity to ask us how we can improve your OR efficiency while saving your facility money while tracking tissue and medical devices..

We look forward to seeing you April 7 – 9, 2013 at OR Business Manager.

OR Business Manager Dates & Times:

Sunday, April 7 – 5:00 – 6:30 pm – Welcome Reception
Monday, April 8 – 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday, April 9 – 7:30 am – noon

About the OR Business Manager Workshop:
The OR Business Manager Workshop is an intensive, interactive workshop designed for OR business managers to increase their knowledge of OR processes, to develop critical skills to drive effective business practices for surgical services, and to network with colleagues. The workshop is led by speakers experienced in managing the business of perioperative services, including an expert in the health care revenue cycle specific to perioperative services and an OR clinician. The focus of the workshop is on developing analytical/critical thinking skills as well as on understanding cost components and overall financial management of the OR. Attendees will have the opportunity to work on projects during small-group breakout sessions to problem-solve and develop strategic planning skills.

Fox Business News Interviews Chicago’s Biggest Innovators

Champion Medical Technologies in the Spotlight

While in New York ringing the closing bell at the NASDAQ, Champion Medical Technologies was interviewed for a print and video article by Kate Rogers of Fox Business News. Rogers asked CEO Peter Casady about the company and its innovative, award-winning recall alert service, RecallConnect^®. The Fox News interview was an opportunity to tell a broader audience about the challenge hospitals face doing manual medical device recall investigations and how RecallConnect® automates the recall alert process.

Follow this link to watch the video and read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2013/02/27/chicago-innovators-celebrate-at-nasdaq/#ixzz2MguffzL4

Kate Rogers of Fox News interviewing Champion Medical Technologies CEO Peter Casady in New York.

Champion Medical Technologies Rings
the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Times Square lights up Champion Medical Technologies

Peter and Karrie Casady (far left), represented Champion Medical Technologies at the NASDAQ ceremony.

Monday February 25, 2013 was an exciting day for Champion Medical Technologies. As a Chicago Innovation Award 2012 winner for our real-time recall matching system, RecallConnect^®, we were invited to ring the closing NASDAQ bell. CEO, Peter Casady and his wife Karrie, represented Champion Medical Technologies at the ceremony.

Peter and Karrie Casady in front of the Times Square NASDAQ billboard featuring the Champion Medical Technologies logo.

About Chicago Innovation Awards:
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region. The winners each year are innovations that uniquely fill unmet needs, spark a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations, achieve financial success, and improve people’s lives. They emerge from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Most importantly, the Chicago Innovation Awards remind us that innovation is thriving in America’s heartland. The Chicago Innovation Awards has grown to be much more than just an award ceremony. Through many events over the course of the year, the Chicago Innovation Awards not only recognize nominees and winners, but also provide valuable connections through business networking and development opportunities, as well as teaching on best innovation practices through mentoring, scholarship, panel discussions, and education courses.

Photo Credit: NASDAQ Stock Exchange Quotes

Champion Medical Technologies and the Chicago Innovation Awards to Ring NASDAQ

Celebrating Innovation in the Chicago Region

Lake Zurich, IL – Champion Medical Technologies will join the Chicago Innovation Awards, the Chicago region’s foremost annual celebration of innovation, in New York City on Monday, February 25^th to close the NASDAQ Stock Market, the premier exchange for technology companies.  The event, arranged by the Chicago Innovation Awards, will emphasize the surge of innovation that is occurring in the Chicago region, and shine a spotlight on the organizations that make of its vibrant economy.

“This annual event is an excellent example of how the Chicago Innovation Awards celebrates the spirit of innovation in organizations across all industries, sizes and sectors,” said Tom Kuczmarski, Co-Founder of the Chicago Innovation Awards.

“We congratulate Champion Medical Technologies for winning the Chicago Innovation Awards, and applaud their commitment to innovation,” said Dan Miller, fellow Co-Founder.

Joining Champion Medical Technologies will be fellow winners of the 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards including BrightTag, BriteSeed, Catamaran, Coyote Logistics, Cummins Allison, Feeding America, Littelfuse, Medline Industries, MentorMob, Mobcart, Moneythink, New Futuro, Northwestern Global Health Foundation, OptionsCity Software, Polybrite, and SMS Assist.

“We’re looking forward to representing the city of Chicago in this exciting event. This is a great opportunity to show the country that the heartland is a thriving place for innovation and technology. We are thankful to the Chicago Innovation Awards for this honor and experience,” said Peter Casady, CEO of Champion Medical Technologies.

Champion’s winning innovation RecallConnect®, is a recall matching system that provides hospitals recall notifications electronically through CMT’s hospital subscription internet service and locates them in real-time to current and historic hospital inventory, including individual patients. RecallConnect® is an important innovation in healthcare because “the distressing reality is that we can identify and remove tainted peanut butter and dog food from the market before it reaches consumers, but healthcare patients are at risk of a recalled medical device used in their treatment because there is no way to quickly and reliably locate a recalled device,” said Blair Childs, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs of Premier Healthcare Alliance. RecallConnect® allows hospitals to locate recalled devices in seconds.

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About Chicago Innovation Awards:
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region. The winners each year are innovations that uniquely fill unmet needs, spark a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations, achieve financial success, and improve people’s lives. They emerge from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Most importantly, the Chicago Innovation Awards remind us that innovation is thriving in America’s heartland. The Chicago Innovation Awards has grown to be much more than just an award ceremony. Through many events over the course of the year, the Chicago Innovation Awards not only recognize nominees and winners, but also provide valuable connections through business networking and development opportunities, as well as teaching on best innovation practices through mentoring, scholarship, panel discussions, and education courses.

About NASDAQ OMX Group:
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade – from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets including 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-55 microsecond average speeds with 99.99% uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world’s securities transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,300 listed companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)

On February 13th, 2013 Society for Information Management Chicago and Chicago Innovation Awards hosted a premier panelist event at Maggianos Old Orchard. Ellen Barry, former CIO Metro Pier & Exposition Authority moderated a paneled discussion with three of Chicago’s recent innovation award winners, including Champion Medical Technologies co-founder and CEO, Peter Casady. Also included on this panel was Ed Earl of Littelfuse, Eric Lunt of BrightTag and Tom Kuczmarski, the co-founder of Chicago Innovation Awards. About 100 participants attended the event and asked panelists how they promoted innovation in their companies and to their customers.

About Society for Information Management Chicago
The Chicago chapter of SIM is one of the largest chapters in the association with more than 200 members. SIM Chicago provides a unique opportunity to interact with thought leaders throughout the technology and business fields and to join peers in giving back to the industry and community.

About Chicago Innovation Awards
Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region.

The annual AORN 60th Annual Congress is only a few weeks away in San Diego, California. As you travel through the exhibit hall March 4-6, 2013, don’t forget to stop by Champion Medical Technologies GraftTracker® / UDITracker® at booth #2951. We will be demonstrating our complete tissue and implant solution, a combination of GraftTracker and UDITracker software services integrated with swipe, grab and go RFID-enabled storage (cabinets, refrigerators and freezers). Don’t miss this opportunity to ask us how we can make your life in the OR easier and more efficient while tracking tissue and medical devices.

We look forward to seeing you at AORN, the largest surgical tradeshow in the United States. We’ll have a free gift waiting for you!

AORN Exhibit Hall Dates & Times:

Monday, March 4 – 5:00 – 7:30 pm – Exhibit hall reception
Tuesday, March 5 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 6 – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

About AORN 60th Congress:

Congress is the opportunity of the year to get energized and connected with 5,000 others in the perioperative field. It is the largest surgical products tradeshow in North America and offers over 100 education sessions, networking, and career building opportunities in six days.