Parrish Medical Center Chooses Noblis’ RASMAS to Streamline Medical Recall Processing

July 14, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Health News
Noblis announced today that Parrish Medical Center (PMC), Titusville, Fla., has chosen to use the Risk And Safety Management Alert System to transform its product recall management operations.

RASMAS is a web-based product recall management service that improves the way hospitals receive, track and manage product alerts and recalls. As a RASMAS subscriber, Parrish joins a large community of hospitals and healthcare organizations throughout the United States and Canada that rely on RASMAS to deliver recall notices and expedite the processes involved with the removal of recalled products. Subscribers report that using RASMAS reduces alert-processing time by up to 80 percent and dramatically decreases the number of days it takes to remove potentially harmful products from use.

According to Sheryl O’Connor, PMC director of Risk Management, "This system enables us to review recalls and alerts at a glance from the various agencies and manufacturing companies from which Noblis receives them. It helps us be proactive to prevent adverse patient outcomes." O'Connor went on to say, "Because Noblis keeps everything current and up to date, it is much easier to manage recalls and alerts and provides an easy tracking system so PMC can stay on top of them."

"Parrish Medical Center’s choice to use RASMAS to improve patient safety exemplifies their commitment to the community and to their stated goal of creating life-enhancing environments for patients, families and staff," said Noblis President and CEO Lydia Waters Thomas, Ph.D. "We are pleased to welcome Parrish to the RASMAS community."

About Parrish Medical Center

Parrish Medical Center, nationally recognized as "one of America’s finest healing environments®" was voted America’s #1 Healing Hospital two years in a row, and named a Modern Healthcare Magazine Spirit of Excellence Award Winner in 2007. PMC is a 210-bed, not-for-profit public medical center serving North Brevard County for nearly 50 years. The medical center has been awarded four specialty certifications from the Joint Commission in stroke, diabetes education, congestive heart failure and wound healing. PMC features a Cancer Center, certified by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons and in affiliation with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute; a Cardiac Center, in affiliation with Florida Hospital's renowned heart center; a Women's Center; and an Orthopedic Center. For more information, visit parrishmed.com.


About Noblis

RASMAS was developed by Noblis (formerly Mitretek Systems) a nonprofit organization with one great purpose: to use the best of science, technology and strategy for the best of reasons – to ensure a better quality of life. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Noblis employs nearly 800 accomplished scientists, analysts, engineers, researchers, technology specialists and management experts in offices throughout the US.

For more information about Noblis: noblis.org
For more information about RASMAS: http://rasmas.noblis.org | 877-727-6276