DeKalb Memorial Hospital of Auburn, IN would like to announce they have entered into an agreement with Korchek Technologies and Orchard Software to obtain the CareChek Patient Identification system. CareChek uses bar-code scanning to improve patient safety by eliminating errors associated with medication administration, blood product transfusions, specimen collection, and breast milk feeding. The CareChek system will help DeKalb use information technology in a “meaningful way” in conjunction with The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and also complying with requirements for the College of American Pathology (CAP) and Joint Commission (JCAHO).
Korchek is a Trumbull, CT based healthcare information technology company. DeKalb has been a dedicated user of Orchard and will be upgrading to their latest system, Orchard Harvest LIS v8.5. Orchard Software Corporation, founded in 1993, is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

The push to make better use of IT in healthcare is nothing new. The recently signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)proposes Medicare/Medicaid incentive payments for providers that use IT in a "meaningful way". Click on the link to find qualifications for "meaningful use". One of the primary goals of meaningful use is improving patient safety.

TRUMBULL, CT. (11/07/2009) - Korchek Technologies, a leading provider of consulting services and software in the healthcare industry, has released a blood bank report package for Horizon Blood Bank and SafeTrace Tx.