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Forte' Wins National Innovation Award
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Forte' Wins National Innovation Award
Birmingham, AL — Feb. 28, 2007 — Forte’ Incorporated today announced it has been recognized as a winner of the 2007 MS-HUG (Microsoft Healthcare Users Group) Annual Innovation Awards in the category of Interoperability. The winners were announced at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans, La., on Feb. 27.
Forte’ is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom software and database design and development. The firm’s LifeTrac project, developed for Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System (BREMSS), was presented to the award selection committee for consideration. This project as an example of how intelligent software designs utilizing Microsoft technologies can save lives, time and money for critical trauma and stroke patients, EMS providers and hospitals.
“We are delighted to have been selected for this honor. This award recognizes our team’s expertise in using Microsoft tools and platforms to not only save money, but save lives,” said Glenn S. Phillips, Forte’ President.
Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States, while trauma is the fourth-leading cause of death. Rapid, appropriate treatment significantly improves the odds of survival for these patients.
Across the country, emergency patients are often transported to hospitals based on location with little regard to how appropriate a hospital is for that patient or to the availability of all necessary treatment resources. This problem is multiplied in a mass casualty incident or evacuation.
The LifeTrac system in Birmingham, Ala., is a unique wide-area computer network that shares data between hospital emergency rooms, a central communication center, paramedics in the field and other related entities. The system helps route critical trauma and stroke patients to the most appropriate and immediately available hospital emergency departments. The system supports mass casualty incidents. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital credit the BREMSS Trauma System with reducing the death rate of severe trauma in central Alabama by 12 percent.
“Microsoft is pleased to recognize innovators that have demonstrated an impressive level of creativity in using technology to deliver excellence to their customers," said Chris Sullivan, health solutions director for Microsoft’s U.S. Healthcare and Life Sciences Group. “The award-winners announced today are delivering outstanding solutions using Microsoft technologies.”
The MS-HUG awards recognize healthcare organizations and individuals who exhibit the best use of Microsoft-based products, as well as independent software vendors that develop solutions on Microsoft technology for the healthcare industry. Award contestants are evaluated on how they provide significant business benefits to healthcare organizations and improve patient care.
Recognized as leaders in the healthcare industry by Microsoft and MS-HUG, the winners were announced at the Microsoft Booth, No. 1141, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27. In addition, the ISV and customer finalists will be highlighted on the HIMSS and MS-HUG Web sites.
Categories for the 2007 MS-HUG Annual Innovation Awards included:
• Clinical Records – Inpatient
• Clinical Records – Ambulatory
• Disease Surveillance
• Interoperability
• Outcomes Reporting
• Delivery Transformation
About Forte’
Forte' Incorporated is an Alabama-based computer service firm, specializing in custom software design and development as well as consulting services. The firm, founded in 1991, provides services to a wide variety of industries across the country.
Forte' is the 2006 Microsoft Partner of the Year in Sales and Marketing for Data Management Solutions. The firm was also one of five international finalists for the 2006 Microsoft Partner of the Year in Technology Innovation for Data Management Solutions. The firm’s LifeTrac project was selected as the winner of the 2006 Mitretek Innovations Award in Homeland Security, presented by Mitretek Systems and Harvard University. For more information, visit www.forteonline.com
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For More Information:
Glenn S. Phillips, (205) 620-0500 ext 202 or (205) 862-7860 (cell)
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Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007
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