CareFusion to Showcase Innovative Technologies

CareFusion to Showcase Innovative Technologies at HIMSS AsiaPac12

Mount Elizabeth Novena has opened its doors as the first, new private hospital to be built in Singapore in more than 30 years, and it is the first to implement innovative medication and supply management technologies that will enhance patient safety and outcomes.

Mount Elizabeth Novena has implemented Pyxis(R) Medication Technologies and Pyxis(R) Perioperative Solutions from CareFusion that will help enhance patient safety and increase efficiency for doctors and nurses to enable them to spend more time caring for patients.

"CareFusion's unique technologies not only help improve patient safety and reduce the cost of health care, but are able to seamlessly interface with a hospital's existing health care IT systems," said Prasanna Parthasarathy, vice president of Medical Systems International for CareFusion. "As health care continues to evolve through the digital revolution, it will become more and more important for devices to interface with each other and provide data back to clinicians that create actionable intelligence to improve patient care."

CareFusion offerings implemented at Mount Elizabeth Novena include:

-- Pyxis MedStation(R) system ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/medication-management/medication-technologies/ ): An automated medication dispensing system that helps clinicians ensure the right medication with the right dose gets to the right patient at the right time. The system, which has units on every ward of Mount Elizabeth Novena, also automates documentation and increases the predictability of medication availability to reduce inefficiencies in the medication use process. -- BlisPack(R) device ( http://media.carefusion.com/index.php?s=32344&item=106616 ): The first robotic system for creating unit doses from blister sheets. The device increases safety in the identification, cutting and overwrapping of blister packaged medications into unit doses and is a highly efficient and valuable ally for hospital pharmacy professionals in medication dispensing and administration.** -- Pyxis ProcedureStation(R) system ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/supply-management/ ): An automated supply dispensing system that provides rapid access to supplies in every operating room at Mount Elizabeth Novena. The system enables secure and easy access to needed supplies, a reduction in inventory outages and the ability to charge supply usage directly to the patient billing system in real-time. Through operating room information systems (ORIS) integration capabilities, clinicians can reduce time spent manually documenting supply use — creating more time for patient care.

CareFusion will be demonstrating these innovative technologies at the HIMSS AsiaPac12 conference being held 17-19 September in the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. Additional products being highlighted at the show are:

-- Pyxis MedStation(R) ES system ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/medication-management/medication-technologies/pyxis-medstation-es-system/ ) – enterprise wide automation of the medication management process -- Rowa Vmax ( http://www.rowa.de/Rowa-Vmax.862.0.html?&L=1 ) - the intelligent automated storage and retrieval system -- Pyxis SupplyStation(R) system ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/supply-management/supply-technologies/pyxis-supplystation-system.aspx ) – secure automated supply management -- Metro(R) 1760Rx cart with Pyxis(R) Nurse Link ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/medication-management/medication-technologies/pyxis-nurse-link.aspx ) – mobile access to real-time patient information with secure and accurate point-of-care medication delivery -- The Alaris(R) System with Guardrails Suite MX software ( http://www.carefusion.com/medical-products/infusion/alaris-system/ ) – the only integrated smart IV medication system that protects all infusions and provides safety beyond just dose error reduction.

About Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Novena is a modern, 333-bed hospital located in the heart of Singapore's next medical hub in Novena. It is the country's first purpose-built private sector hospital to be built in over 30 years and brings together clinical expertise, state-of-the-art medical equipment, stately and private single-bed patient rooms and operational excellence to provide local and international patients with quality health care, greater privacy and quick access. It sets new benchmarks for quality health care to reinforce Singapore's reputation for delivering world-class medical services to both local and foreign patients. Mount Elizabeth Novena offers ground-breaking green features including floor-to-ceiling windows that allow the healing power of sunlight to shine through while elegant furnishings ensure patients recuperate in total comfort. Single-hand canted rooms allow patients to enjoy greater access to natural light, and aid the monitoring of patients by clinical staff. Adopting global best-practice standards for quality patient care, as well as clinical outcomes, Mount Elizabeth Novena meets the continuing demand for high-quality yet affordable health care in Singapore and around the world. More information may be found at www.mountelizabethnovena.com .

About CareFusion CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of care. The company develops market-leading technologies including Alaris(R) infusion pumps, Pyxis(R) automated dispensing and patient identification systems, Rowa(TM) automation solutions, AVEA(R), AirLife(TM) and LTV(R) series ventilation and respiratory products, ChloraPrep(R) skin prep products, MedMined(TM) services for data mining surveillance, V. Mueller(R) surgical instruments, and an extensive line of products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion employs more than 15,000 people across its global operations. Since August 2011, Rowa is part of CareFusion. More information may be found at www.carefusion.com .

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