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• Automated IV therapy system aimed at preventing incorrect doses at Ohio Valley.(dispense intravenous)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-04-01

  Ohio Valley General Hospital, McKees Rocks, Pa., 103 beds, in March became the first U.S. hospital to install an automated system that uses barcodes and computer technology to dispense intravenous IV medication at the correct dose and rate. The system also gives clinicians real-time access to...

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• ALARIS Medical Systems Extends Contract with MedAssets to Improve Clinical Outcomes

  - 2004-10-27

  SAN DIEGO -- ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH), the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, has announced that MedAssets of Atlanta, GA, has extended its agreement four additional years through July 31, 2009 for the MedleyTM Medication...

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• ALARIS Medical Systems Products is Awarded Breakthrough Technology Agreement by Consorta

  - 2004-09-24

  SAN DIEGO -- ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, has announced today that Consorta, Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill., a leading health care group purchasing organization, which provides resource management solutions to...

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• Inland plans Midwest plant, expansion in North Carolina.(News)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-09-13

  Byline: Roger Renstrom Inland Technologies Inc. may add two JSW all-electric injection molding presses at its Creedmoor, N.C., satellite division before the end of the year, and the company hopes to establish a third plant, in the upper Midwest, next year. ...

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• ALARIS Medical Systems Introduces Wireless Connectivity for Its Smart IV Medication Safety System

  - 2004-06-14

  Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--June 14, 2004 ALARISR Network and Enterprise Applications Provide Real-Time Communication to All Points of Care in the Hospital to Help Improve Medication Safety ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: AMI), developer of products for the safe delivery of intravenous IV...

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• ALARIS Medical Systems Releases Advanced CQI Information for Its Guardrails Safety Software; New CQI Charts Enable Hospitals to Accelerate IV Medication Safety

  - 2004-06-04

  Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--June 4, 2004 ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:AMI), developer of products for the safe delivery of intravenous IV medications, announced today the full market release of advanced continuous quality improvement CQI information and new CQI graphic reports for its proprietary GuardrailsR Safety Software....

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• San Diego-Based Drug Pump Maker's Product Helps Increase Medical Safety.

  - 2004-05-25

  By Terri Somers, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 25--Intravenous drug pumps are big business, as proven by the sale of San Diego-based Alaris Medical Systems last week for almost $2 billion. Yes, intravenous drug pumps. ...

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• Now delivering; Cardinal flies into new territory with Alaris deal.(The Week In Healthcare)

  - 2004-05-24

  Byline: Cinda Becker Cardinal Health pulled its drug distribution network right up to the patient's bedside IV bag when it announced plans last week to acquire Alaris Medical Systems, a manufacturer of intravenous medication safety products, in a deal valued at approximately $2 billion....

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• Health Giant Cardinal to Buy San Diego-Based Drug Pump Maker for $2 Billion.

  - 2004-05-19

  By Terri Somers, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 19--San Diego-based Alaris Medical Systems said yesterday that it would be swept up by health care giant Cardinal Healthcare in a $2 billion deal the local company hopes will propel...

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• ALARIS Medical Systems Incorporates Drug Modeling Into New Syringe Pump

  - 2004-05-10

  Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 10, 2004 AsenaR PK Syringe Pump Assists Trend towards IV Anesthesia In Europe ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:AMI) announced today it has introduced in Europe a next-generation syringe pump featuring a stand-alone design and embedded software incorporating drug models for...

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