Emergency Medicine of the Future Demonstrated at ACEP14

CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Demonstrations by more than 50 companies of cutting-edge technologies and devices are being featured this week in Chicago during the ACEP 2014 Scientific Assembly where more than 7,000 emergency physicians are discussing the top issues in emergency medicine and participating in educational courses.

These best-of-the-best innovations are being showcased against a back drop of true-to-life emergency department environments, including three equipped trauma bays. Participants will experience the current thinking and best practices driving change in emergency care.

"InnovatED exemplifies the innovative spirit of emergency medicine and showcases cutting edge products and services in a true-to-life model emergency department," said Dr. Michael Gerardi, president of ACEP. "This is an outstanding opportunity to see the emergency department of the future."

Reporters can obtain credentials for free access to the Exhibit Hall in the Media Relations Office in room W181A, first floor of McCormick Place West. The event is taking place from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Monday, October 27 until Wednesday October 29, at the  McCormick  Place Convention Center/Hall F1, Level 3  Booth #651.

The following technologies and devices will be featured:

AirStrip (www.airstrip.com)
AirStrip® provides a complete, vendor and data source agnostic enterprise-wide clinical mobility solution, which enables clinicians to improve the health of individuals and populations. AirStrip is empowering the nation's leading health systems as the industry continues to evolve to new business models, accountable care and shared risk.

Amico Accessories  (www.amico.com)
Amico Corporation, founded in 1974, designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for virtually every department in the health care facility. Our mission is to design and deliver state-of-the-art products that facilitate the caregiver's role in providing the best outcomes for patients.

Cardiomedix (www.cardiomedix.com)
Cardiomedix, an Illinois company and Telehealth pioneer, develops innovative technology and provides ambulatory patient telemonitoring services since 1988. The Company's "PhysioGlove" (12 lead ECG glove), the Smart "e-Chair, with interactive audio-video communication and the electronic patient record provide a user-friendly remote, patient health and wellness care solution.

ccrd Consulting Engineers (www.ccrd.com)
ccrd is an industry-leading mechanical, electrical, and information technology engineering design and commissioning firm with offices across the United States. Established in 1980, with a goal of providing innovative and technically advanced engineering solutions for complex facilities, the firm has grown to over 180 highly skilled professionals and support staff.

Christie Medical Holdings, Inc. (www.ChristieMed.com)
VeinViewer® by Christie is a near-infrared vein visualization device proven to increase first-stick success by up to 100 percent, increase patient satisfaction 100 percent and decrease the number of medically unnecessary PICC lines placed by greater than 30 percent. The real-time, HD image helps clinicians start a PIV on even difficult access patients.

Covidien (www.covidien.com)
Covidien is a leading global healthcare company innovating medical solutions focused on patient outcomes. Our comprehensive technologies for emergency medicine include intubated and non-intubated capnography, pulse oximetry, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, airway accessories and wound management supplies. Covidien Neurovascular offers technologies for specialists treating ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, including stentrievers, embolization coils, and flow diversion. Covidien is committed to providing clinicians the latest technology to treat patients. Please visit www.covidien.com to learn more about our businesses.

DuPont (www.corian.com)
In designing for today's demanding healthcare facilities, every surface needs to deliver both beautiful design and high performance. DuPont Corian accepts the challenge. A true innovation in technology, DuPont pioneered the science behind solid surfaces – spurring an entire industry. Corian is a nonporous surface that is both heat and scratch resistant. It can be thermoformed, milled, carved, and routed, creating innovative designs limited only by the imagination.

Durata Therapeutics (www.duratatherapeutics.com)
Once patients begin intravenous antibiotic therapy, they may benefit from a single point of contact that can help provide reimbursement support, as well as follow-up coordination of post-acute care. In this year's exhibit hall and at InnovatED, Durata Therapeutics is featuring information about Durata CONNECTS^SM. Durata CONNECTS is an innovative and dedicated service designed to assist health care providers who prescribe DALVANCE™ (dalbavancin) for injection and their patients with reimbursement and transition of care support. Transition support includes follow-up physician visit reminders, as well as scheduling assistance and reminders for the second DALVANCE infusion. All of the services described are initiated with one phone call to 1-855-DURATA4.

Elite Medical Scribes, LLC (www.elitemedicalscribes.com)
Elite Medical Scribes is the nation's preeminent vendor of fully integrated scribe services. Our above-industry-standard programs are tailored to the individual needs of every provider and location, and continuously optimized to deliver results. From recruitment to ongoing Quality Assurance management, Elite puts you – and by design – your patient first!

FreemanWhite, Inc.(www.freemanwhite.com)
With experience in 280+ EDs, FreemanWhite's ED planning and design expertise is unmatched. We partner with ED clinicians to create efficient, safe, beautiful facilities supported by lean operations. Our process mapping, computer simulation, scenario planning, budgeting, and decision dashboard tools are unique to the industry and help clients prioritize investments.

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. (Booth#214) (www.sonosite.com)
FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc., is the innovator and world leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, and an industry leader in ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology. Headquartered near Seattle, the company is represented by 26 subsidiaries and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. SonoSite's portable, compact systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high-performance ultrasound to the point of patient care. For more information, go to: www.sonosite.com.

GCX Mounting Solutions (www.gcx.com)
GCX is the worldwide leader in medical instrument and IT mounting solutions. By dedicating ourselves specifically to the medical industry, we have been able to develop a unique understanding of the interaction between medical devices, users, and healthcare environments. Our products are used in virtually all healthcare settings, and provide secure positioning, mobility, and ergonomic access to medical devices and computer hardware.

Genentech (www.genentech.com)
Considered the founder of the industry, Genentech, now a member of the Roche Group, has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for over 35 years. At Genentech, we use human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. Today, we are among the world's leading biotech companies, with multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline.

HKS, Inc. - innovatED Designer (www.hksinc.com)
For 75 years, HKS has nurtured a culture that reveres both innovation and customer focus. The firm's experience includes healthcare, commercial, sports, hospitality, government, aviation, educational and retail projects. HKS has expanded its specialized healthcare design services by incorporating HKS Team ED into its offerings. Team ED provides healthcare clients with a full array of specialized services for emergency department design including pre-design consulting, operational and strategic planning and simulation modeling.

Innovative Trauma Care (www.innovativetraumacare.com)
The iTClamp™ is a hemorrhage control device used in the extremities, axilla, inguinal, scalp and neck. The device seals a wound closed and stops the bleeding. Preclinical trials showed the iTClamp to be superior to wound packing in patient survival, survival time and total blood loss.

IOA Healthcare Furniture (www.ioa-hcf.com)
IOA Healthcare Furniture designs and manufactures the widest collection of specialty recliners, sleepers and seating for the demands of today's healthcare facilities. Built to deliver unmatched comfort and durability and customized to meet the specific needs of each Specialty of Care. Designed and manufactured in the USA for over 30 years.

Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (www.janssenpharmaceuticalsinc.com)
As a member of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is dedicated to addressing and resolving the major unmet medical needs of our time. Driven by our commitment to patients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers, we strive to develop sustainable and integrated healthcare solutions by working in partnership with all stakeholders on the basis of trust and transparency. Our daily work is guided by meeting goals of excellence in quality, innovation, safety, and efficacy in order to advance patient care. For more information on Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., visit us at www.janssenpharmaceuticalsinc.com.

kaléo, Inc. (www.kaleopharma.com)
kaléo is a pharmaceutical company bringing a new generation of lifesaving personal medical products to patients. In every therapeutic area, the kaléo goal is the same: to work together with patients and other users in order to develop better alternatives to the currently available standard of care.

KARL STORZ Endoscopy - America, Inc. (www.karlstorz.com)
KARL STORZ offers the C-MAC — the only one-stop shop airway management platform utilizing single use and re-usable video laryngoscopes, optical stylets, flexible intubation video endoscopes (4.0mm & 5.5mm) and the award-winning Pocket Monitor. All video laryngoscopes maintain traditional Macintosh and Miller blades in neonatal/pediatric and adult sizes. The C-MAC platform crosses over into other specialties such as ENT and Urology, allowing the utilization of video Rhinolaryngoscopes, Otoscopes and Cystoscopes, increasing efficiency and collaboration.

Kingfisher Medical (www.kingfishermedical.com)
SMARTSafe secures and tracks patient's possessions from admission into hospital until release. The unique design allows for security and the bar code and numbering system allows for a system to track the property alongside the patient. This creates peace of mind for the patient and massive dollar savings for the hospital.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging (www.konicaminolta.com/medicalusa)
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging is a world class provider and market leader in medical diagnostic primary imaging. With over 75 years of endless innovation, Konica Minolta is globally recognized as a leader providing cutting-edge technologies and comprehensive support aimed at providing real solutions to meet customer's needs.

LIVENGOOD (www.livengoodmed.com/surge-capacity)
LIVENGOOD focuses on keeping high-level clinical care centered on patients. The Capacity Plus consolidates all medical equipment and safely extends gasses from existing headwalls. Our solutions grant unmatched flexibility in converting any space into patient space. Applications include daily overflow, bed capacity expansion, and disaster response situations.

Masimo Corporation (www.masimo.com)
Masimo is a global medical technology company that develops and manufactures innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies, including medical devices and a wide array of sensors that may enable earlier detection and treatment of potentially life-threatening conditions. A key medical technology innovator, Masimo is responsible for the invention of award-winning noninvasive technologies that are revolutionizing patient monitoring, including Masimo SET® pulse oximetry, Masimo rainbow® noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin (SpHb®), acoustic respiration rate (RRa™), Masimo Patient SafetyNet™, SedLine® (EEG-based) Brain Function Monitors, and Phasein™ respiratory monitors.

Max Life™ Advanced Telemedicine (www.maxlifelive.com)
Max Life™, Advanced Telemedicine for Pre-Hospital Diagnosis and Care, is the latest in advanced mobile ambulatory telemedicine technology. Originally designed for pediatric/neonatal emergency transportation, it is ideal for any emergency transportation services. Any facility that wants to promote themselves as cutting edge will want to have this available to all their patients.

McGraw-Hill Education (www.clinicalaccess.com)
ClinicalAccess is a one-of-a-kind clinical decision support tool offering targeted answers to more than 120,000 questions encountered at the point of care. Nowhere else will you find a targeted, authoritative answer as quickly as ClinicalAccess - helping physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants provide superior patient care while maintaining maximum speed and efficiency.

McKesson Technology Solutions (www.mckesson.com)
Visit McKesson in innovatED to learn about these robust solutions: McKesson Patient Folder Mobile Media Capture™ − Capture structured documents directly into McKesson OneContent Patient Folder™. McKesson Intelligent Coding™ − Helps optimize revenue and reduce compliance risk for coding and charge capture in ED and observation areas, and physician (professional fee) coding.

MEDHOST®, Inc. (www.medhost.com/news-and-events/acep14)
MEDHOST®, Inc. is a provider of market-leading enterprise, departmental and healthcare engagement solutions to approximately 1,000 healthcare facilities. Our solutions include intuitive, easy-to-use and SaaS-enabled solutions that are changing how clinicians and hospital leaders work and communicate, while generating notable operational, patient flow, care and revenue improvements.

MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) (www.mi2.org)
The mission of MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) is to catalyze innovation that advances health. MI2 has ongoing initiatives in human factors and usability, simulation training and education, digital and personalized health, technology invention and commercialization, systems of care delivery, and the application of influence and complexity science.

Mitchell Planning Associates - Equipment Planning Services (www.mitchellplanning.com)
Mitchell Planning Associates (Mitchell) is the nation's oldest and largest independent equipment planning firm, specializing in medical equipment planning, procurement, installation and relocation services for health care providers across the United States and abroad. Mitchell leads clients through visioning of future technology, and implementing innovative equipment solutions to meet design and construction schedules and budget goals.

Modular Services Company (www.modularservices.com)
Modular Services Company is a medical products design company that creates, manufactures and services advanced prefabricated products–Medical Headwalls, Footwalls, Sinkwalls, Fixed/Movable Columns, Movable Boom Systems and more. Our products generate meaningful solutions for the patient environment and are designed to help nurses provide care with greater ease and efficiency.

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (www.narxcheck.com)
NARxCHECK is an automated prescription drug abuse assessment and management tool. The technology supports practitioners by accessing patient prescription information from dispensed prescription databases, analyzing the data, and providing a risk-based score to assist practitioners in their health care decision-making.

NeuroLogica (www.NeuroLogica.com)
NeuroLogica, a Subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, brings the power of innovative imaging to your patients. With an expertise in CT design and development, NeuroLogica transforms fixed CT technologies into portable platforms. NeuroLogica's imaging solutions are used in ICUs, operating rooms, emergency departments, and stroke centers. Please visit www.NeuroLogica.com.

Paladin Medical Products, LLC (www.paladinmp.com/paladin/index.htm)
Paladin Medical Products manufactures an extruded aluminum antimicrobial Equipment Management Rail. This "Fairfield" style rail ensures continuity/flexibility for the life of patient care environments while maintaining the integrity and preserving the value of the wall system/panel; making it adaptable and effective in an ever changing clinical environment.

Philips Heads-up display with ultrasound Proof-of-Concept and
Philips IntelliVue Proof-of-Concept with Google Glass 
 (www.philips.com/healthcare)
By connecting game-changing technologies from Google and Philips IntelliVue Solutions, we have simulated the first proof of concept for the seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass.

Porter Instrument (www.PorterInstrument.com/Medical)
For over 40 years, Porter Instrument has been the leader in nitrous oxide and oxygen systems – used for pain management and minimal sedation. Offering both "Continuous Flow" and "Demand Flow" options – Porter has the right solution for every facility. Visit Porter at Booth 1106 and learn more at www.PorterInstrument.com/Medical.

Rubbermaid Healthcare (www.rubbermaidhealthcare.com)
Rubbermaid Healthcare is the premier provider of mobile nurse stations, medication carts, computer carts, wall arm workstations and wall cabinet workstations solutions for healthcare facilities. From research to development, we have one goal in mind when it comes to healthcare – Increasing the Capacity to Care™.

Samsung (www.samsung.com/healthcare)
Samsung's Enterprise Business Division (EBD) is a global leader in information technology, committed to introducing new business opportunities across a wide diverse spectrum of industries including healthcare, retail, and hospitality sales. Samsung Health and Medical equipment (HME), a sub-division of EBD, provides innovative technology solutions that connect patients with healthcare professionals and information. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com

Simbionix (www.simbionix.com)
Simbionix, a 3D Systems company, the world's leader in medical training and simulation, features the U/S Mentor™: A high end ultrasound simulator designed to serve a wide variety of medical specialties. Realistic simulation, designated skill tasks and procedural tasks, diverse diagnostic scenarios, and captured metrics – all combined to promote clinical hands-on proficiency.

Sotera® Wireless Inc. (www.soterawireless.com)
Sotera® Wireless Inc., a San Diego, California based medical device company, introduces the ViSi Mobile® System, a platform for comprehensive vital signs monitoring. Designed to keep clinicians connected to their patients, whether in or out of bed, or while in transport – "monitoring in motion."

Stryker (www.stryker.com)
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries around the world.

Teleflex, Inc.(www.teleflex.com/ezioeducation)
The ARROW® EZ-IO® Intraosseous Vascular Access System delivers immediate vascular access for difficult vascular access (DVA) patients providing peripheral access with central venous catheter performance. When vascular access presents a challenge, go directly to the bone.

The Beck Group (www.beckgroup.com)
Founded in 1912, The Beck Group is a collaborative team of designers and builders, offering planning, architecture, interior design, construction and sustainability consulting services. The company maintains a team of nearly 600 employees, working among offices in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Mexico City and Tampa.

The Medicines Company (www.themedicinescompany.com)
The Medicines Company's purpose is to save lives, alleviate suffering and contribute to the economics of healthcare by focusing on 3,000 leading acute/intensive care hospitals worldwide. Its vision is to be a leading provider of solutions in three areas: acute cardiovascular care, surgery and perioperative care, and serious infectious disease care. The company operates in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions with global centers in Parsippany, NJ, and Zurich, Switzerland.

The Shams Group (www.ShamsGroup.com)
TSG's Patient Self-Service Kiosk is a customer-centric differentiator that will not only empower your patients, but also digitize your overall patient intake workflow hence reducing wait times by 75 percent. Our kiosks allows healthcare providers to manage higher patient volumes without the need of additional staff and reduces per-patient registration cost up to 50 percent. Our kiosk solution enables the providers to focus on their level of service, efficiency and quality of care.

TransMotion Medical, Inc. (www.transmotionmedical.com)
TransMotion Medical, Inc. Stretcher-Chairs require a reduction/elimination of patient transfers, thus reducing staff and patient fall risk and improving throughput. This elite line of Mobile, Motorized Stretcher-Chairs is manufactured in the USA and features Power Drive and Power Positioning. Call for a free demonstration, 1-866- 860-8447 or visit www.transmotionmedical.com.

T-System Inc. (www.tsystem.com)
EV™ for physicians is a  new digital physician documentation tool from the inventors of T Sheets^®. Designed by emergency physicians, this tool can be used to augment any existing inpatient or other hospital systems. Its intuitive design and ED-specific workflow make documenting at the bedside quick, accurate and effective

VectraCor Inc. (www.vectracor.com)
Detect ECG changes suggestive of a heart attack, in real-time, and derive a 15 or 22-lead ECG using only 5 electrodes. VectraCor's technology is the only ECG monitor with a non-invasive Cardiac Electrical Biomarker, CEB®, an innovative index number that will potentially help emergency physicians with the #1 cause of death, CVD. FDA-cleared and CE-Marked.

Vocera (www.vocera.com)
Vocera offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated, intelligent solutions to improve communication and workflow for today's mobile, mission-critical healthcare workers, enabling them to securely and instantly connect with the right person, group, or information. Vocera Communication Systems and Vocera Care Experience are installed in more than 1,000 organizations worldwide.

Wearable Intelligence, Inc. (www.wearableintelligence.com)
Wearable Intelligence creates enterprise software for wearable technologies such as Google Glass. Wearable Intelligence's workflow, communications, training, and data access products are in the field at some of the world's best known companies. In any clinical environment, Wearable Intelligence's HIPAA-compliant platform wirelessly enables doctors and nurses to achieve greater efficiency, collaboration, and patient satisfaction.

Welch Allyn, Inc. (www.welchallyn.com) 
Since 1915 Welch Allyn has brought a unique perspective to developing diagnostic solutions by combining pragmatic knowledge with a visionary spirit of innovation and ongoing improvement. As a leading global manufacturer of physical examination instruments and accessories, and EMR-connected vital signs and cardiac monitoring solutions, the company has a steadfast commitment to delivering superlative medical products, services and solutions that help healthcare professionals provide better care for their patients. Welch Allyn is headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y. (USA), and employs more than 2,600 people in 26 different countries. Visit www.welchallyn.com for more information. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

ACEP is the national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.

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