BD MedMined Surveillance Advisor finishes first in Infection Control and Monitoring category

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading medical technology company, announced today that BD MedMined^® Surveillance Advisor has been named a 2015/2016 Category Leader for Infection Control and Monitoring in the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS: Software and Service report, based on customer feedback.

This award marks the sixth year that MedMined Surveillance Advisor has finished first in the Infection Control and Monitoring category by KLAS, a company that independently monitors health care information technology performance through the active participation of thousands of users of the products and services. The award was presented February 29 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas.

"We are honored that hospitals and infection prevention professionals have once again ranked MedMined Surveillance Advisor as the best technology for Infection Control and Monitoring," said Bert Williams, vice president and general manager of MedMined Services for BD. "The MedMined approach streamlines infection monitoring, optimizes clinical staff workflow and fosters an integrated antimicrobial stewardship program for infection preventionists, pharmacists and physicians."

MedMined Surveillance Advisor provides automated infection surveillance and data mining proven to help hospitals identify and reduce health care associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance. With its patented algorithm supporting the early detection of patterns of emerging pathogens, the infection prevention team is empowered to efficiently focus resources on developing trends in HAIs and multiple-drug resistant organisms. The combined surveillance package of alerts, reports, training and consulting services allows for more time to be spent on clinical intervention and patient care.