TRUMBULL, CT. – Korchek Technologies, a leading provider of consulting services and software in the Healthcare Industries, has extended their contract with LifePoint Hospitals of Brentwood TN to perform regulatory compliance validation at all of their facilities.

Korchek performed the Phase I validation of the Haemonetics SafeTrace Tx blood bank system in 2010. The 2011 rollout schedule will include 18 more facilities.
About Korchek; Korchek is the manufacturer of the CareChek patient identification system that uses mobile technology and bar-code scanning to improve patient safety. The system improves patient safety for medication administration, blood product administration, specimen collection, and breast milk matching. The system has already been 510k cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and recently received a CON from the DoD. CareChek meets strict U.S. Army and Department of Defense (DoD) standards for security, compatibility and sustainability.
About LifePoint Hospitals; LifePoint Hospitals is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol "LPNT." Established in May of 1999 as a spin-off of HCA, Inc., LifePoint owns and operates general acute care hospitals located in growing non-urban communities— the most rapidly growing sector of the national healthcare industry. In most cases, the LifePoint facility is the only hospital in the community.