Integrated solution for printing patient wristbands

KREFELD/REINBEK, May 2009 - Mediaform Informationssysteme GmbH and TOSHIBA TEC Europe have agreed a strategic partnership for the sale of Armilla security patient wristbands and label printers in Germany.

Mediaform patient wristbands identify patients, prevent identification mix-ups and through the provision of supplementary information improve the security of patient care. As part of an integrated solution, the wristbands are combined with Series B-EV4 desktop printers from TOSHIBA TEC, which print wristbands, as well as standard and special labels of differing shapes and materials directly from the hospital information system (KIS) – fast and uncomplicated. The patient wristbands are printed either in thermo-direct or thermo-transfer printing with a resolution of up to 300 dpi, so that the information can be reliably read in spite of the demands which are placed upon them in hospitals, including through contact with disinfectants. On account of the minimal support surface of less than 20 x 26 centimetres required, the printer can be accommodated in a very small space.

"Armilla patient wristbands facilitate the unequivocal identification of newborn babies and patients who are unconscious, under anaesthetic, or suffering from dementia and who can therefore provide no personal details. In this way the wristbands help to prevent wrong treatment", explains Steffen Marienfeld, Sales Manager at Mediaform. "Together with our strategic partners, we offer an integral solution so that hospitals and other health-care facilities can concentrate on the medical care of their patients. With TOSHIBA TEC we have now gained a new partner to ensure the fast and simple printing of our patient wristbands."

As part of the sales cooperation, Mediaform is expanding its product portfolio by high-performance printers from TOSHIBA TEC. These reliable industrial and desktop printers are available through Mediaform with immediate effect. The B-EV4 product series, with market-leading features and backed up by TOSHIBA TEC's highest manufacturing quality, form the focus.

"Cost pressures in the health-care sector and increasing consolidation among clinics have resulted in personnel coming under time pressure and in a constantly rising number of processes being automated. However, the safety of patients must under no circumstances be put at risk by such developments", remarks Klaus Smets, Divisional Manager Auto-ID at TOSHIBA TEC. "With Mediaform we have been able to win over a national market leader as a sales partner for our new printers in order to support hospitals in the secure identification of their patients."

About Mediaform

Mediaform Informationssysteme GmbH is a leading supplier of solutions in the field of data capture and product labelling and provides support to more than 1,400 facilities in Europe. As national market leader in Germany, Mediaform develops health-care software products in the corporate field for the capture of form data and archiving, as well as innovative security solutions for patient identification. With the sale and integration of identification and data-capture solutions and the manufacture of high-quality label and consumer materials, the "Barcode Solutions“ division completes the portfolio. Information on patient-security products from Mediaform can be found on the internet at: http://www.sicherheitsarmband.de

Over TOSHIBA TEC Europe

TOSHIBA TEC Europe Retail Information Systems (TERIS) beheert productplanning, marketing, verkoop, onderhoud en distributie van POS-systemen (point of sale), kassa's, weegschalen, barcodeprinters, randapparatuur en software-informatiesystemen over heel Europa, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika. TOSHIBA TEC Europe levert totaaloplossingen: van consulting en systeemontwerp tot systeeminstallatie, bediening en onderhoud.
TERIS heeft zijn hoofdkantoor in Brussel en telt drie divisies: Retail, Auto-ID en Services.
TOSHIBA TEC is een onafhankelijk werkend bedrijf van Toshiba Corporation, de zevende grootste producent van elektronische/elektrische toestellen en het 91ste grootste bedrijf ter wereld in termen van verkoop. Toshiba Corporation staat in Fortune Magazine op de 8ste plaats van de meest bewonderde elektronicabedrijven ter wereld. Het is een toonaangevende producent van hoogtechnologische producten met meer dan 300 grote dochterbedrijven over de hele wereld. De wereldwijde omzet in 2007 bedroeg ongeveer 76,6 miljard dollar.
Voor meer informatie over TOSHIBA TEC POS-systemen, kassa's, weegschalen, barcodeprinters, randapparatuur en software-informatiesystemen, of voor een dealer in uw buurt, kunt u telefonisch contact opnemen op het nummer +31 (0)33 453 8100 of de TERIS website bezoeken op www.toshibatec-eu.nl.

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Tel.: +31 (0)33 453 81 00
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