Vocera Rounds recognized as “Best Overall Patient Engagement Solution”
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
SAN JOSE, Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Vocera
Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical
communication and workflow solutions, today announced that its Vocera
Rounds solution won the “Best Overall Patient Engagement Solution” Award
from MedTech
Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes top
companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical
technology market.
“We have been using Vocera Rounds for several years to help standardize
the practice of rounding, support meaningful conversation, and improve
patient engagement and experience,” said Sue Murphy, RN, BSN, MS, Chief
Experience Officer, Patient Experience and Engagement Program at
UChicago Medicine. “It has been a great resource for our nurse leaders,
and I am excited to see it is now award-winning.”
This accolade marks the second year in a row that Vocera has been
honored with a MedTech Breakthrough Award. In 2017, the company won the
“Best Clinical Efficiency Solution” Award.
The mission of MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and
recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and
medical technology categories, including Robotics, Clinical
Administration, Telehealth, Patient Engagement, Electronic Health
Records (EHR), mHealth, Medical Devices, Medical Data and many more.
This year’s program attracted more than 3,000 nominations from more than
12 different countries throughout the world.
“Successful patient engagement and satisfaction is directly linked to
effective communication strategies driven by healthcare providers,” said
James Johnson, managing director, MedTech Breakthrough. “Vocera is
leading the charge in this area with innovative solutions like the
Vocera Rounds mobile app, streamlining and increasing the effectiveness
of the rounding process. We congratulate Vocera for this well-deserved
recognition and our 2018 MedTech Breakthrough Award designation.”
About MedTech Breakthrough
The MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, part of the Tech
Breakthrough Awards organization, is devoted to honoring excellence
in medical and health related technology companies, products and people.
The MedTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public
recognition around the achievements of breakthrough MedTech companies
and products in categories including Patient Engagement, mHealth, Health
& Fitness, Clinical Administration, Healthcare IoT, Genomics, Medical
Data, Healthcare Cybersecurity and more. For more information visit www.MedTechBreakthrough.com.
About Vocera
The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and improve
the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling
hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency. In
2000, when the company was founded, we began to forever change the way
care teams communicate. Today, Vocera continues to offer the leading
platform for clinical communication and workflow. More than 1,700
facilities worldwide, including nearly 1,500 hospitals and healthcare
facilities, have selected our solutions for team members to text
securely using smartphones or make calls with our hands-free, wearable
Vocera Badge. Interoperability between Vocera and more than 150 clinical
and operational systems helps reduce alarm fatigue, speed up staff
response times, and improve patient care, safety and experience. In
addition to healthcare, Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, aged care
facilities, nuclear facilities, libraries, retail stores and more.
Vocera makes a difference in any industry where workers are on the move
and need to connect instantly with team members and access resources or
information quickly. In 2017, Vocera made the list of Forbes 100 Most
Trustworthy Companies in America. Learn more at www.vocera.com,
and follow @VoceraComm on Twitter.
Vocera® and the Vocera logo are trademarks of Vocera Communications,
Inc. registered in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other
trademarks appearing in this release are the property of their
respective owners.
Vocera Communications, Inc.
Shanna Hearon, 865-805-1078
shearon@vocera.com
