Stanley Healthcare, InfoLogix provide hospitals with new ways to improve patient care, financial outcomes

For the first time, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), which continues to grow its Stanley Healthcare Solutions platform, is showcasing its combined strengths with its recently integrated, wholly owned subsidiary InfoLogix, Inc. at the HIMSS11 (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Annual Conference and Exhibition (Booth # 6263).  Together, the organization, a leading global provider of patient security and healthcare inventory management solutions, serves nearly 5,000 hospitals and more than 800 commercial organizations, and ranks as one of the Top 30 healthcare IT companies in North America.

"Stanley Healthcare Solutions, joined by InfoLogix, is working to develop new products and services, leveraging electronic medical records (EMR) and mobility to rapidly scale the business, as well as offering unsurpassed healthcare consulting services.  By delivering productivity and security solutions for healthcare, we can minimize the need for time spent managing activities and enable healthcare professionals to return to the patients' bedsides where the best care is provided," said Teresa May, Chief Strategy Officer, Stanley Black & Decker Convergent Security Solutions.

The combination of Stanley Healthcare Solutions and InfoLogix uniquely provides strategic services, products and technology to deliver results.  HIMSS11 attendees have the opportunity to meet with members of the entire organization, to discuss the latest strategies for improving patient care and financial outcomes through best-in-class workflow and resource management solutions.

Integrated solutions provided by the combined organization include:  

• Strategic mobility solutions and technology, designed to help hospitals drive towards meaningful use by enabling clinicians to wirelessly access healthcare applications directly at the point of care
• EMR assessment and implementation services, delivered by consultants experienced in information systems, management engineering, hospital management and clinical and revenue cycle healthcare disciplines (Healthcare Informatics Associates)
• Strategic cost management consulting services designed to elevate the financial performance of hospitals through improved productivity while focusing on patient safety, quality and service (Delta Health)
• InfoLogix ST7 Mobile Workstation –  Engineered to support critical patient care functions such as clinical documentation, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), bedside medication verification and vitals monitoring
• ST7 LiFe Battery (Lithium Iron Phosphate) –  Dramatically improves clinician workflow by recharging in about one hour, a mere fraction of the time of other power solutions currently in place at hospitals
• Stanley Healthcare Solutions latest safety, security and supply chain management solutions such as the Hugs®/Kisses® Infant Protection System and Space Trax Point of Use™ and NoCount™ Inventory Management Solutions

"The combination of Stanley Healthcare Solutions and InfoLogix provides hospitals with powerful new ways to improve patient care and financial outcomes.  Together, we understand the unique operational, clinical and cultural challenges of healthcare organizations, and how to make technology solutions succeed," said David Gulian, President of InfoLogix.