LewisGale Regional Health System, a UDITracker® customer, has been named to The Joint Commission’s top performers on key quality measures. Champion Medical Technologies would like to congratulate each of the four LewisGale Hospitals, all of whom were recognized by The Joint Commission based on data collected over the course of 2010 regarding the connection between evidence–based clinical processes and better patient outcomes for specific medical conditions.
Only 405 hospitals across the nation achieved this consummate level of performance including LewisGale Hospital Allegheny, LewisGale Medical Center, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, and LewisGale Hospital Montgomery.
The Joint Commission’s official announcement can be viewed here.
About LewisGale Regional Health System
LewisGale Regional Health System includes 4 hospitals, 2 regional cancer centers, 6 outpatient centers and affiliations with nearly 700 physicians, including 135 employed providers and 550 independent physicians. With more than 3,300 employees, its annual payroll is $219.5 million. The system also paid $28.4 million in taxes and provided more than $73.5 million in uncompensated care to those most in need in 2009 alone. LewisGale is also part of HCA Virginia, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare provider in the Commonwealth with more than 13,000 employees. For more information see www.lewisgale.com.
About the Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 10,300 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,500 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also provides certification of more than 2,000 disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
CHICAGO, IL (September 28, 2011) –Champion Medical Technologies (CMT) launched today with Solstice Medical a combination of CMT’s industry-leading tracking software with Solstice’s secure storage solutions.
Champion Medical Technologies is an applied information technology company dedicated to revolutionizing how the medical industry tracks valuable inventory. Champion Medical Technologies has more than 25 years of software design and development experience in healthcare and more than 20 years of experience in tissue graft and medical device storage, distribution, and tracking. Their programs include GraftTracker® (tissue tracking software) and UDITracker® (implant tracking software). Learn more at 
Solstice Medical engineers, manufactures and installs radio frequency identification technology and software systems globally for medical device manufacturers, distributors and hospitals to reduce cost and improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. Solstice Medical’s commitment is to provide advanced technology solutions that exceed customer expectations enabling effective asset utilization and operational excellence. For more information regarding Solstice Medical’s pioneering DOCK to DOC® system, MD3® autoclavable medical grade RFID tags and MEDIC® auto-inventory cabinet solutions, visit the company’s website at 
Chicago, IL— Champion Medical Technologies has been selected as one of the 75 nominees for the 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards. The ten winners will be announced Tuesday, November 8th and celebrated at an event at Chicago’s Harris Theater that evening.
Champion Medical Technologies is pleased to introduce Donna Preisler as its new Manager of Implementation and Training.
MedStar Health is a $4 billion not-for-profit, regional healthcare system with a network of nine hospitals and 20 other health-related businesses across Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. As the area’s largest health system, it is one of the region’s largest employers with more than 26,000 associates and 5,300 affiliated physicians, all of whom support MedStar Health’s patient-first philosophy that combines care, compassion and clinical excellence with an emphasis on customer service. They prove this with more than 160,000 inpatient admissions and nearly 1.5 million outpatient visits each year.
About HCA
One of the best selling points for GraftTracker® is the excellent telephone support you provide. You are always consistent, timely, friendly and professional. I think it’s the people behind the software that make a product what it is today. There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to get good support! Also, I think GraftTracker® is very reasonable (financially speaking) and is relatively easy and user-friendly. 
