SAVE THE DATE: February 9, 2010, 12pm EST

Leveraging Your Existing CMS for Your Business Labeling Needs
“How do I get started? Where do I start? How do I tackle today’s problems, yet stay ready for future compliance changes?” When you’re involved with updating data standard requirements for UDI, it is necessary that your ECM/ PLM system is integrated efficiently with your ERP/WMS system. With the right systems in place, your enterprise will have a labeling solution that is agile and scalable.

This event will help clarify the necessary steps to plan and scope appropriately so that immediate and future business requirements are accounted for. The focus of the discussion will be how to leverage your existing ECM/PLM solution to support labeling regulatory compliance. The third in a five-part Webinar series, you will have access to the necessary steps that work with your labeling system for today and future business data requirements.

ECM/PLM Integration Thought Leadership
Please join us for this live executive-level presentation from Loftware, the leading expert in labeling solutions worldwide. Christopher Piela, Director of Healthcare Solutions, Loftware and Chris Weisz, ECM Practice Lead, Lighthouse Computer Services, will present an authoritative presentation on this topic in what will be the third in a series of Loftware-sponsored events.

Register for the webcast today!

Title: Integrate - Managing Your Labeling Data Systems Effectively
Date: February 9, 2010
Time: 12pm-1pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Location: WebEx

Article Excerpt from Loftware's Blog

VHA Asks FDA for Speedy UDI Decision; Inclusion of Only GS1 Standards as Single Mandatory Solution

This news comes from Healthcare Purchasing News: VHA Inc. and 13 of its largest health system members have sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration requesting prompt issuance of Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulations, and that those regulations include GS1 supply chain standards. At this link, you can see the full release direct from VHA.

VHA Inc., based in Irving, Texas, describes itself as a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena, set new levels of clinical performance, and identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes. Formed in 1977, VHA serves more than 1,400 hospitals and more than 23,000 non-acute care providers nationwide.

Supply chain executives at 13 VHA member healthcare systems signed the FDA letter:. These included Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis; Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation, Memphis; BJC HealthCare, St. Louis; Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston; Novant Health, Winston-Salem, NC; OhioHealth, Columbus, OH; Premier Health Partners, Dayton, OH; Providence Health & Services, Renton, WA; Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, VA; Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp., New Haven, CT. According to the release, these 13 systems represent $72.2 billion in total annual patient revenue, 7,033,000 annual inpatient days, 1,487,000 annual patient discharges, more than $7 billion in non-salary expenses, and 151 owned and operated hospitals with 28,358 beds. Read More >>