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Medical University Of South Carolina Goes Live On New Velos Transplant Release
Fremont, CA — May 31, 2006 — 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 (MUSC) rolled out a major new release
of the Velos Transplant product line. Working closely with MUSC and
others in the Velos Transplant User Group, Velos introduced a series
of product enhancements that adds further depth and power to the
Velos Transplant product line. Noteworthy enhancements were made in
such areas as patient dashboards, search functions, role-based
security and user management, HLA, PRA & Unacceptable Antigen
functions, medical record merge capabilities, and organ mapping.
“The Velos system has been very well received in our Transplant
Center. We anticipate improvements in both efficiency and patient
care.” says Dave Northrup, Director of Clinical Systems, Office of
the CIO at MUSC.
“We feel very fortunate to be working closely with MUSC,” says
John S. McIlwain, President, Velos, Inc. “MUSC’s contributions have
been substantial, and we look forward to continued
collaboration.”
"From the first day of go-live, the Velos system has had a
positive impact on our ability to access patient information and
more efficiently track this complex patient population. We can now
access our patient information from any computer in any location
that has internet access,” notes Sylvia Odom, MUSC Transplant
Systems Analyst and Clinical Outcomes Manager. “This capability is
the greatest asset to our staff. We look forward to the continued
collaboration with Velos for other design enhancements that will add
to the application's efficiency and to ours."
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, 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, Inc., http://www.velos.com/.,is a leading
provider of next-generation healthcare software. Velos develops,
markets, and supports an integrated suite of clinical,
administrative, and financial products. Velos eResearch ,
the company’s flagship clinical trial management product line, has
been chosen by leading medical centers in academic medicine and
research. Velos’ specialty medical product line supports the
information needs of healthcare providers in cardiology,
cardiovascular surgery, dialysis, and transplantation. Velos is
privately held with headquarters in Fremont.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements.
Additional information regarding Velos may be obtained by
contacting Madalynne Chapman (510-580-2661 / mchapman@velos.com) or visit http://www.velos.com/.
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