December 16, 2015 - ZOLL Launches Major RescueNet ePCR Software Upgrade for Compliance with National Standards

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ZOLL LAUNCHES MAJOR RESCUENET EPCR SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS

December 16, 2015—CHELMSFORD, MASS.—ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, today announced a major software upgrade for RescueNet® ePCR, making it compliant with NEMSIS 3, the latest version of the national data collection and reporting standards.

The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) enables emergency medical services (EMS) databases from across the nation to be linked and share critical information. This allows for improved analysis of EMS procedures and patient care; comparison of data across jurisdictional and state boundaries; and better evaluation of the EMS role in healthcare. RescueNet ePCR 6.0 is one of the few patient care reporting solutions on the market that is fully compliant with the latest version of NEMSIS.

Greg Mears, MD, ZOLL Medical Director and the original creator of NEMSIS, said, “Through ZOLL’s RescueNet ePCR 6.0, EMS agencies have the opportunity to fully integrate with all of healthcare through Health Information Exchange (HIE) and regionalized systems of care. Patients with a time-dependent illness or injury such as stroke, STEMI, trauma, or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest all benefit from electronic health records that promote best practices, performance measures, and improved outcomes.”

RescueNet ePCR is pre-hospital patient care documentation and reporting software. The latest version makes collecting additional NEMSIS-required fields easier, removes the struggles of maintaining compliance with state and national offices, and streamlines exchanging data with hospital partners by following the HL7 standard.

Additional features and benefits of RescueNet ePCR 6.0 include:

  1. Compliance with the latest NEMSIS data standards
  2. Improved rule wizard for identifying necessary field collection
  3. Easier data mapping built into the system
  4. Pertinent negative/not values to identify required data when it isn’t accessible throughout the PCR

RescueNet ePCR 6.0 is available to all customers through a gated release.

About ZOLL Medical Corporation

ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation, therapeutic temperature management, and ventilation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and acute critical care. For more information, visit www.zoll.com.

About Asahi Kasei

The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the chemicals and fibers, homes and construction materials, electronics, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for acute critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents, and nutritional products. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/.

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