Patient Safety Solutions from en-Gauge Integrated with Intelligent InSites’ Real-Time Healthcare Platform

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Healthcare organizations to improve patient safety through real-time monitoring of fire extinguishers and patient medical oxygen tanks

Fargo, ND, United States., February 12, 2013 - (PressReleasePoint) - Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence in healthcare, has announced an integration with en-Gauge, the leading manufacturer of monitoring systems for fire extinguishers and medical oxygen tanks.

“We are excited to have been selected by en-Gauge as their real-time intelligence platform for their monitoring solutions,” said Ralf Mehnert-Meland, Director of Developer/OEM Relationships at Intelligent InSites. “The Intelligent InSites platform provides en-Gauge with fast and accurate locating of their medical oxygen tanks and fire extinguishers.”

“The benefits of medical oxygen monitoring are improved by leveraging the real-time information from Intelligent InSites,” said Brendan McSheffrey, CEO at en-Gauge. “By using Intelligent InSites and our en-O² solution, healthcare providers are able to know the exact location and status of oxygen tanks in real-time, resulting in improved patient safety and Joint Commission compliance.”

The Intelligent InSites software platform—which collects and processes data, in real-time, from healthcare IT systems, electronic health records, nurse call systems, communications platforms, building management systems, and wireless sensory networks, including multiple RFID and RTLS hardware technologies—empowers multiple healthcare operations applications, including asset management, patient flow, bed management, environmental monitoring, infection control, surgical instrument tracking, rentals management, and consumable asset management, with real-time, actionable information. This ability to leverage real-time information across the enterprise enables healthcare organizations to improve operations and care delivery processes, resulting in more affordable care and improved patient satisfaction.

Healthcare providers can learn more about en-Gauge’s integration by visiting Intelligent InSites at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2013 Conference and Exhibition, March 3-7, in New Orleans, LA. Intelligent InSites can be found in booth #8025 and in the Intelligent Hospital pavilion.
 
About en-Gauge
en-Gauge, Inc. is a safety technology company offering innovative solutions for building safety monitoring. Developed by pioneers in the fire safety business, the en-Gauge system is the first and only monitoring system that remotely protects installed fire extinguishers from theft, vandalism or malfunction. en-Gauge has deployed its patented monitoring system in airports, college campuses, hotels and businesses throughout the country. Headquartered in Rockland, MA, en-Gauge spun off in 2008 from MIJA, one of the World’s leading manufacturers of safety gauges. www.engaugeinc.net 1-888-364-2843.

About Intelligent InSites
Intelligent InSites helps transform healthcare with real-time operational intelligence that improves care, enhances the human experience, and increases efficiency. Through its open, real-time, healthcare platform, Intelligent InSites automatically collects and processes data from multiple data sources such as EHRs, financial systems, building systems, sensory and real-time location systems (RTLS), mobility solutions, and other healthcare IT solutions–then provides actionable intelligence to achieve cost savings, operational excellence, and better care. By utilizing the enterprise-wide architecture of the InSites platform, healthcare systems can leverage all legacy, current, and future data sources to optimize their technology investments across the entire organization, then have the flexibility to meet changing organizational, regulatory, and compliance needs. For more information, please visit www.IntelligentInSites.com.