Latest news releases from PR.com for Baxa Corporation. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:15:27 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/95764 Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new electronic users’ group Web site for health-system users of Baxa software and pharmacy automation equipment. This updated version of eBUG, or electronic Baxa Users’ Group provides an Internet community for sharing user experiences and best practices, as well as offering online technical support and tools for improving the user experience with Baxa products. [PR.com - July 18, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/95764 http://www.pr.com/press-release/89219 Baxa is promoting its new PACT (Productivity and Compliance Tools) product line at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2008 Summer Meeting and Exhibition beginning today at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. The PACT line includes products and services designed to help pharmacies improve patient-care efficiencies and simplify compliance with state and federal regulations. [PR.com - June 09, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/89219 http://www.pr.com/press-release/88588 Englewood-based Baxa Corporation has been named a finalist in the 3rd Annual Best Companies to Work for in Colorado competition. This is the company’s third consecutive year as a finalist in the large company category. [PR.com - June 05, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/88588 http://www.pr.com/press-release/87685 Baxa announces the launch of a new and improved microsite featuring enhanced course registration and an interactive tour of its STAR (Skills Training, Academics and Resources) Center training facility. Visitors to the new STAR Center interactive microsite can view instructor biographies, tour the entire facility online, register for current and future classes and download all course information. [PR.com - June 02, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/87685 http://www.pr.com/press-release/85927 Baxa Corporation announces its selection as a finalist in two categories for the 2008 American Business Awards. The company was chosen for Best Web Site and Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program. The American Business Awards recognize excellence at all levels of business – from management and sales to marketing and communications activities. Hailed as “the business world’s version of the Oscars,” The [PR.com - May 19, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/85927 http://www.pr.com/press-release/85321 Baxa Corporation has won two Colorado Business Marketing Association Awards for its integrated direct mail campaign featuring the PadLock® Set-Saver product – Best Strategy and Gold Key for Best B2B campaign (less than $50,000.) The campaign focused on the product’s features and benefits while providing a variety of different components for raising customer interest and awareness and promoting Baxa to this new market – IV [PR.com - May 15, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/85321 http://www.pr.com/press-release/83799 Baxa is promoting its new PadLock Set Saver product at the Infusion Nurses Society 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Industrial Exhibition beginning today at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. PadLock provides a secure seal for the end of the administration set, preventing contamination when the set is not being used for infusion. The Baxa sales team will demonstrate the new device at booth #420. [PR.com - May 05, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/83799 http://www.pr.com/press-release/83450 Baxa Corporation recognizes the work of the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) on behalf of the Colorado medical device industry through a corporate sponsorship for 2008. Through the years, Baxa has provided support for CBSA events and activities without a formal sponsorship grant. The company’s investment underlines its support of CBSA initiatives for industry growth, networking and professional education. [PR.com - May 03, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/83450 http://www.pr.com/press-release/83434 Baxa announces the launch of a microsite dedicated to its MedBoard Medication Tracking System featuring enhanced product information and interactive demonstration tools. Customers can use the site’s interactive tools to explore MedBoard features and benefits, as well as download documents covering frequently asked questions and key product attributes. [PR.com - May 02, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/83434 http://www.pr.com/press-release/82064 Healthcare-associated infections are a staggering cause of increased provider costs and morbidity in the United States; and intravenous therapy complications are a major contributor to bloodstream infections. A new Mike Hurst-bylined article is now posted at the “Expert Information for Journalists” site about this topic. Hurst reviews the problem and gives perspective to what nurses surveyed know and believe about IV [PR.com - April 24, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/82064 http://www.pr.com/press-release/81642 In celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, Baxa Corporation announces significant increase in environmental benefits through environmental stewardship and recycling programs. Baxa is committed to manufacturing operations that minimize the opportunity for environmental harm and support sustainable resources. [PR.com - April 21, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/81642 http://www.pr.com/press-release/78389 The “USP Chapter 797: Understanding the Revisions” technical paper, authored by Baxa Corporation’s Mike Hurst, RPh, MBA, is now accessible at Expert411.com for media and professional reference. USP Chapter 797 became official on January 1, 2004. The first major revision was released on December 3, 2007, following years of soliciting feedback and the review of hundreds of responses by the USP Sterile Compounding Committee. [PR.com - March 31, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/78389 http://www.pr.com/press-release/78363 Baxa to offer unrestricted educational grants for research studies on the usage and benefits of the new PadLock® Set Saver. Grants will be awarded for research intended for presentation at the INS, AVA, APIC or similar meetings and/or publication in the Journal of Infusion Nursing, Journal of Vascular Access, American Journal of Infection Control or similar publications. [PR.com - March 28, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/78363 http://www.pr.com/press-release/76612 Baxa Corporation announces a new course offered in its renowned STAR (Skills, Training, Academics and Resources) Center facility for nurses, physicians and pharmacists who prepare and handle hazardous drugs. The 10-hour course combines hands-on experience with regulatory compliance and industry best practice to provide the most complete training in hazardous drug compounding and safe handling available. [PR.com - March 17, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/76612 http://www.pr.com/press-release/75670 Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation now has a CD available of the presentation, 'The Pros and Cons of Standardized Parenteral Nutrition” recorded live at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas. Presenter Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, FCCP, BCNSP discusses the research related to parenteral nutrition compounding and the recommendations for best [PR.com - March 10, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/75670 http://www.pr.com/press-release/70084 Baxa announces the launch of its new corporate Web site with enhanced user features and technical content. The site provides a global platform for information exchange, product marketing, public relations, and sales and technical support for health-system pharmacists and nurses, as well as pharmaceutical industry representatives. [PR.com - January 31, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/70084 http://www.pr.com/press-release/69224 New Baxa eCampaign targets IV Nurses to introduce the PadLock Set Saver and honors nurses for their dedication to patients. The PadLock Set Saver device is designed to promote best practice for aseptic IV administration set storage, preventing contamination of the administration set when disconnected from the patient. The Set Saver also eliminates the use of IV administration set caps, which are a known choking hazard – [PR.com - January 25, 2008] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/69224 http://www.pr.com/press-release/65594 The “Clinical and Economical Considerations For IV Push Drug Delivery” technical paper – authored by Industry Expert Richard Rosenfeld, RPh, MBA, for Baxa Corporation – is now accessible at Expert411.com for media and professional reference. The paper is an overview of the historical background for IV push and a model for implementation of a successful program. [PR.com - December 27, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/65594 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62751 Baxa announces the introduction of MedBoard, the first wireless medication tracking system. MedBoard is featured at the Baxa booth (no. 2106) at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 3 – 5, 2007. With its dynamic order monitoring, MedBoard reduces waste by identifying time-sensitive orders and ensuring on-time delivery. [PR.com - December 03, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/62751 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62632 Baxa announces the introduction of its next-generation Repeater Pump, the first no-calibration pharmacy pump, featuring unique P2 technology. The Repeater Pump II is featured at the Baxa booth (no. 2106) at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 3 – 5, 2007. [PR.com - December 03, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/62632 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61747 Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation, is sponsoring a program at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 3rd. The speaker will discuss key financial analyses and metrics and how to use them to build a compelling business plan. [PR.com - November 27, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/61747 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61742 Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation, is sponsoring a program at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 3rd. The speaker will discuss parenteral nutrition safety issues and the differences between standardized formulations and a standardized process. [PR.com - November 26, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/61742 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61256 Baxa Corporation announces its agreement with MedKeeper to market and sell a Web-based program that tracks pharmacy doses from order entry to delivery. Under the agreement, Baxa Corporation has exclusive sales and distribution rights for all worldwide healthcare markets for the MedKeeper software. [PR.com - November 21, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/61256 http://www.pr.com/press-release/60324 Baxa Corporation announces plans to launch new course offering with an industry forum on USP 797 compliance and facility design. The forum, held in the STAR (Skills Training, Academics and Resources) Center, will bring together industry leaders to better understand the requirements of USP 797 and their practical application for facility design and environmental control. [PR.com - November 14, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/60324 http://www.pr.com/press-release/55432 Baxa Corporation’s New PadLock Set Saver locks in IV safety through its unique design. PadLock is the first and only aseptic IV administration set storage solution that can be swabbed and re-used. Effective for multiple uses, the Set Saver attaches to an IV administration set and replaces the need for sterile, single-use caps. [PR.com - October 10, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/55432 http://www.pr.com/press-release/54723 A Baxa Corporation Internet microsite, designed to promote the Rapid-Fill Automated Syringe Filler, wins merit award from Art Directors Club of Denver. The Art Directors Club of Denver Annual Show features the best examples of marketing communications from across the Front Range. Nationally recognized judges from Seattle, Minneapolis, Birmingham and Kansas City participated in awarding more than 100 entries in this [PR.com - October 04, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/54723 http://www.pr.com/press-release/53059 Baxa announces the addition of new exclusive distributors in Colombia, South America, and The Dominican Republic. These agreements – with Magallan Pharma Trading Corporation in Colombia and Pentafarma & Co. in The Dominican Republic – will enable Baxa to extend its global reach and expand product promotion in South America and the Caribbean. Baxa products are sold worldwide both direct and through exclusive distribution [PR.com - September 21, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/53059 http://www.pr.com/press-release/49874 Baxa Corporation is now ranked in the list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. The Inc. 5,000 list is an extension of the magazine’s annual 500 list, recognizing the many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the well-known Inc. 500 list. [PR.com - August 25, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/49874 http://www.pr.com/press-release/49180 Baxa Corporation announces the future 2008 training schedule for its professional Skills Training, Academics and Resources (STAR) Center for pharmacy and cleanroom skills training. Classes through the remainder of 2007 have been sold out since June. The first class in 2008 will be held January 22-24, with subsequent 2008 program dates: March 18-20, April 22-24 and June 17-19. [PR.com - August 20, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/49180 http://www.pr.com/press-release/48656 The “Overview of USP 797” technical paper, authored by Baxa Corporation’s Mike Hurst, RPh, MBA, is now accessible at Expert411.com for media and professional reference. Most hospital pharmacists simply want to comply with the basic requirements of USP 797 and get on with the business of patient care. This paper is intended to help pharmacies get started in that direction. It also discusses USP 797 from several unique [PR.com - August 15, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/48656 http://www.pr.com/press-release/45402 The “Premix vs. Custom TPN” technical paper, sponsored by Baxa Corporation, is now available at Expert411.com for media and professional access. The paper, which provides a history of nutritional best practice and an examination of the use of premixed solutions for parenteral nutrition, is authored by Louis S. Diorio, RPh, and David L. Thomas, RPh MBA, both with Certified Consultant Pharmacists Healthcare Associates , [PR.com - July 18, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/45402 http://www.pr.com/press-release/45183 For the second year in a row, Englewood-based Baxa Corporation has been selected as one of Colorado’s best companies to work for; based on results from employee surveys by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Best Company finalists promote the best employment opportunities in the state – attracting new workers and promoting their retention. [PR.com - July 16, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/45183 http://www.pr.com/press-release/43047 Baxa Corporation is promoting its industry-leading STAR Center pharmacy training facility, CriticalPoint™ online sterile compounding certification training, Abacus TPN ordering and calculation software and the ValiMed System for medication validation at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2007 Summer Meeting and Exhibition beginning today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. [PR.com - June 25, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/43047 http://www.pr.com/press-release/42287 Baxa Corporation and Health Robotics announce a strategic alliance to use the Baxa Two-Fer™ Needles with Health Robotics’ CytoCare™ Robot in order to safely and accurately automate the preparation of patient-specific chemotherapy IV admixtures. This alliance combines state-of-the-art technologies to achieve the accuracy and sterility that providers require. The resulting technology is the only totally automated system for [PR.com - June 18, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/42287 http://www.pr.com/press-release/41881 The ValiMed Medication Validation System and related information are now available at PublicRelationsNewsroom.com. The ValiMed System, distributed by Baxa Corporation, offers clinicians a simple and cost-effective tool to ensure medication safety by verifying that medications are correctly compounded. Its patented technology validates compounded doses of high risk medications prior to dispensing. [PR.com - June 15, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/41881 http://www.pr.com/press-release/41806 Baxa Corporation is profiled as one of eight world-class quality and regulatory teams in the June 2007 issue of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. The June article was the first time MD&DI recognized the accomplishments of the quality and regulatory teams that ensure medical products are safe and ready for market. [PR.com - June 13, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/41806 http://www.pr.com/press-release/39468 Baxa Ltd, subsidiary of Denver-based Baxa Corporation, has moved to a direct sales and marketing model for the Swiss market. The company provides systems and devices for simplifying the handling, mixing and administration of fluid medications. Direct operations will provide Baxa Ltd with improved customer access for product development and continuous improvement, while continuing their excellent customer service. [PR.com - May 21, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/39468 http://www.pr.com/press-release/38918 Baxa Corporation's direct marketing campaign for the Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe Filler was awarded a Business Marketing Association Gold Key in the Colorado Chapter’s 2007 competition. Three messages: Safety is Automatic, Technology that Fits and Designed for Speed emphasized the key attributes that differentiate the Baxa product from competitive products and processes. [PR.com - May 16, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/38918 http://www.pr.com/press-release/38005 Baxa Corporation announces its agreement with CriticalPoint LLC to co-market a Web-based sterile compounding curriculum authored by internationally recognized subject matter experts. This comprehensive, ACPE-approved program consists of 32 modules that meet USP Chapter 797’s competency assessment requirements. Modules are self-paced and part of CriticalPoint’s Learning Management System (LMS), offering access from any [PR.com - May 07, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/38005 http://www.pr.com/press-release/37313 “Premature Infants Safer Because Of New Feeding System,” a case study from Premier, Inc., and its member hospitals, in collaboration with Baxa Corporation and VIASYS MedSystems, is now accessible at PublicRelationsNewsroom.com. According to the case, thanks to the collaboration, tiny infants receiving nutrition through feeding tubes now face far less danger from the risk of IV lines and feeding tubes being accidentally [PR.com - May 03, 2007] Baxa Corporation http://www.pr.com/press-release/37313