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Vocera Earns Its Second Consecutive MedTech Breakthrough Award - Margaret Kelly - 06-08-2018
Vocera Earns Its Second Consecutive MedTech Breakthrough Award
Vocera Rounds recognized as “Best Overall Patient Engagement Solution”
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6, 2018 – 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 140 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.
CONTACT
Shanna Hearon
Vocera Communications, Inc.
865.805.1078
shearon@vocera.com