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Dateline Kingston, Ontario
February 11, 2006AdapCS Canada wins KTC Award of Excellence
AdapCS Canada was honored for Axcess.Rx™, its patient wait list management solution, at the sixth annual Kingston Technology Awards of Excellence Gala, held Saturday, February 11.
AdapCS Canada received the Emerging Technology Award, given in recognition of a product, service, or process with the greatest potential for benefit.
Axcess.Rx™ was developed under the direction of Dr. Marshall, a long-time neurosurgeon and hospital administrator, John Lott, Director of Information Analysis and Distribution for KGH, and Jonathan Bennett, a systems programmer analyst at Kingston General Hospital, under a grant from the Ontario Hospital Association’s Change Foundation.
The software suite enables physicians and hospitals to effectively manage patients waiting for services and to allocate resources appropriately. PARTEQ Innovations, the technology transfer agent of Kingston General Hospital, has filed for patent protection on the waiting list technology and has licensed exclusive rights for commercialization to AdapCS Canada.
Axcess.Rx™ is currently in use in two Canadian provinces. Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu hospitals in Kingston, Lennox and Addington County General Hospital in Napanee, and the Hospitals of the Capital District Health Authority in Nova Scotia use Axcess.Rx™, which connects with existing Admissions Discharge and Transfer (ADT), scheduling, and Electronic Health Record systems.
"We are delighted with this recognition," says Dr. John Marshall, President and CEO of AdapCS Canada. "The software, designed to solve data and management problems for hospitals, does so by leveraging and improving the processes of care and enlisting the support and cooperation of physicians and other care givers – a relatively novel approach. We could not have achieved this without the support and encouragement of both Kingston General Hospital and PARTEQ Innovations," he says.
"Developing a product for, and selling into, hospital systems is very difficult, with very long lead times," says John Molloy, President and CEO of PARTEQ. "During this struggle to break into new markets it is therefore very encouraging for the entrepreneurial team at AdapCS to realize that their efforts are recognized within the community. Solutions to address wait list problems are critical, and we are very pleased that AdapCS is making such progress in this area."
AdapCS Canada was selected by a panel of judges from the venture capital and technology sectors in Ottawa, Toronto and Guelph. This year’s honour was the seventh garnered by a PARTEQ-supported technology since the Awards of Excellence program began in 2001.
The Kingston Technology Council promotes the creation, growth and profitability of high technology enterprises in the Kingston region. A not-for-profit volunteer organization since 1991, the Kingston Technology Council provides a cohesive voice and source of focused community action to help grow the high-tech business sector in Kingston. More information can be found on their website, at www.kingstontechnology.net.
AdapCS Canada has been an early-phase corporate development partner of AdapCS, Inc. The two companies remain strategic and co-development partners.
AdapCS, Inc. is based in Marina, California and is a privately held healthcare technology company. AdapCS is dedicated to improving healthcare delivery through innovative technology. The company has a special interest in information technology and business development with an emphasis on facilitating the transition of academic research to practical applications in healthcare. AdapCS provides primary and consultative services in the areas of software development, corporate development, healthcare information technology and management. Additional information regarding AdapCS and its products and services can be found on their website at www.adapcs.com, or contact the corporate offices at (831) 582-9760.
