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Zebra Technologies
Signs New Agreement With Premier Inc.
Technologies Corporation
December 12, 2006
Zebra to provide Premier members with ID wristbands and thermal bar
code printers for improved patient safety
Vernon Hills, IL -- Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a
global leader in delivering on-demand specialty printing solutions for
the healthcare industry, has signed a new agreement with Premier Inc.,
the largest healthcare purchasing alliance in the United States. The
agreement makes Zebra's patient identification wristbands and thermal
bar code wristband printers available to Premier's more than 1,500
hospital members and more than 43,000 other healthcare sites
nationwide. The 34-month contract will go into effect on February 1,
2007. |
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"Premier is
dedicated to the advancement of patient safety and offers Zebra the
opportunity to further expand the adoption of bar coding to improve
outcomes and quality of care at hospitals nationwide," says Debbie
Murphy, global practice leader, life sciences at Zebra Technologies.
"This agreement is a clear indication that today's leading healthcare
organizations are embracing bar coding as a proven and reliable
patient safety strategy. Our thermal bar code wristband printers and
patient identification wristbands provide the necessary foundation for
reducing medical errors by ensuring accurate patient information is
always available at the point of care. This helps to facilitate a
number of patient safety initiatives, from medication administration
and lab specimen collection to blood transfusion verification."
Patient identification wristbands and other bar coding applications
have been shown to substantially reduce costly and dangerous medical
errors. According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS), an estimated 10 percent of U.S. hospitals currently
utilize bar code technology.
Zebra is a leading manufacturer of specialty thermal printing
solutions including wireless, mobile and high-volume label and
wristband printers designed to meet the needs of the healthcare
industry. Zebra's thermal printers produce patient wristbands
on-demand, helping to minimize waste and expense. The Z-Band(R) Direct
and Z-Band QuickClip(TM) patient identification wristbands enable
healthcare providers to meet patient safety and privacy standards,
including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's
(JCAHO) 2007 National Patient Safety Goals. In addition, Zebra's
antimicrobial wristband coating further improves the safety and
quality of care by inhibiting the spread of dangerous and costly
hospital infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as many as two million patients acquire infections
in U.S. hospitals annually, causing an estimated 90,000 deaths each
year. Zebra's antimicrobial wristband coating effectively eliminates
S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli bacteria, the three leading
causes of nosocomial infections in the United States.
For more information about Zebra's healthcare solutions please call +1
800 423 0442 or visit Zebra's Web site at http://www.zebra.com .
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
recipient Serving 1,700 hospitals and 42,000 other healthcare sites,
Premier Inc. is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States
dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost
of care. Owned by not-for- profit hospitals, Premier operates the
nation's largest healthcare purchasing network, the most comprehensive
repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of
the largest policy-holder owned, professional liability insurance
companies in healthcare. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has
offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington, D.C. Premier Inc. is a
recipient of the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. For
more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com .
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ZBRA) delivers innovative and
reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and
security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90
percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra(R)-brand printers. A broad
range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code,
"smart" label and receipt printers, and plastic card printers,
resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved
quality, lower costs, and better customer service. The company has
sold more than five million printers, including RFID printer/encoders
and wireless mobile solutions, as well as software, connectivity
solutions, and printing supplies. Information about Zebra specialty
printing solutions can be found at http://www.zebra.com . |
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