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Medical University Of South Carolina Selects Velos Transplant - Collaboration In Systems Innovation Underway
Fremont, CA — February 16, 2005 — Velos, Inc., an
innovative provider of clinical research and specialty medical
software, today announced that Medical University Hospital Authority
of the Medical University of South Carolina selected Velos
Transplant to automate the MUSC Transplant Program. The relationship
includes a collaboration to develop innovative new system
functionality that is not generally available today from commercial
Transplant system vendors. These unprecedented new modules are
expected to be of value to Transplant programs interested in
leveraging state-of-the-art information technology for improved
health outcomes and operational
efficiencies.
“Transplantation is relatively underserved by
software companies because it’s a smaller market,” notes John
McIlwain, President of Velos. “Over the past five years, Velos has
invested in robust, core software technology that has been
specialized to meet the particular needs of Transplant programs.
This core technology can be easily extended for additional levels of
automation and ease-of-use, which we’ll be doing with MUSC. At MUSC,
we’re fortunate to be partnered with a high quality medical center
and top caliber professionals in both the transplant program and the
information systems area.”
“We're looking forward to the
successful implementation in our Transplant Center in the
short-term, and a productive partnership with Velos in the
long-term," said Dave Northrup, Director of Clinical Systems, Office
of the CIO at MUSC.
About MUSC
The Medical
University of South Carolina, established in 1824, is the oldest
medical college in the South. Today, much of the medical education
of the University takes place in conjunction with the Medical
University Hospital Authority. As an academic medical center, MUSC
prides itself on providing the highest level of patient care, while
shaping the future of medicine through education, and participating
in ever-increasing levels of important clinical research. The
Medical Center employs the widest range of specialists in South
Carolina. It includes four hospitals - Medical University Hospital,
Children's Hospital, Charleston Memorial Hospital and the Institute
of Psychiatry. MUSC also includes a variety of centers and services
such as Heart & Vascular, Hollings Cancer Center, Storm Eye
Institute, Digestive Disease Center, Transplant, Otolaryngology,
Neurosciences and Women's Health. Overall, the MUSC system accounts
for approximately 600 inpatient beds, and numerous outpatient
clinics, facilities and services, both on the MUSC campus and
extending into the community, contribute to providing over 750,000
ambulatory care visits per year.
MUSC is the only provider of
multi-organ transplant services in the State of South Carolina. The
annual volume places MUSC firmly in the top 10% of centers ranked by
volume, and the clinical outcomes program has gained a national
reputation for the Transplant Center at MUSC.
About Velos
Velos is a leading designer and developer
of next-generation healthcare information systems. Velos eResearch
is an internet and intranet product line designed for study site
professionals that supports patient recruitment, study monitoring,
project planning, study design, protocol compliance, budget
management, data safety monitoring, and study execution. The Company
is privately held with headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Additional information regarding Velos may be obtained by
contacting Madalynne Chapman (510-580-2661 / mchapman@velos.com) or visit our corporate website http://www.velos.com/
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