5/28/13
SafetyPAD Produces First NEMSIS 3 CARES Data Exchange with Chicago Fire
JEMS.com
A cooperative between Emory University’s School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CARES save lives by measuring how well emergency medical services agencies respond to such calls. Continue Reading...

5/1/13
Green Township Fire & EMS Implement SafetyPAD
EMSWorld.com
“With departments like ours getting busier each year, it made perfect sense to adopt SafetyPAD in order to better serve our citizens,” said Chief Douglas Witsken, Green Township Fire & EMS. “Not only do we anticipate providing better service to clients, but also adding the capability to lessen our administrative overhead and streamline emergency response processes.”Continue Reading...

4/16/13
SafetyPAD First Response deployed at Boston Marathon
SafetyPAD.com
The new Android based platform was designed for a lightweight device intended for use by bike and gator teams to respond and document patients in need of aid by Boston EMS first responders along the marathon route. Continue Reading...

4/12/13
First Response App Deployed at Boston Marathon
Firehouse.com
Boston EMS is deploying a new, off-the-shelf, lightweight mobile device for the first time at the Boston Marathon on April 15.The platform, from SafetyPAD, gives EMS personnel the ability to record patient information quickly. It can be carried into crowds and used to assess patients upon arrival, document in realtime, transmit data to transport units before they arrive, and other features. Continue Reading...

3/31/13
SafetyPAD Brings Innovation To ePCR
ProMedNetwork.com
SafetyPAD is a comprehensive, flexible, easy-to-use electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) system that allows agencies to collect, utilize and share incident and patient EMS data. SafetyPAD allows first responders and paramedics to accurately generate pre-hospital patient care documentation in the field in real-time. Continue Reading...

2/22/13
The New Age of Electronic Patient Data Sharing
9-1-1Magazine.com
Picture this scenario. EMTs rush into the emergency room with a patient they transported after responding to a 9-1-1 call. He’s immediately directed to a CT scan room; his pulse and blood pressure are rapidly dropping. At that precise moment the doctor needs to know several things... Continue Reading...

1/30/13
SafetyPAD supports D.C. Fire Inauguration efforts
SafetyPAD.com
SafetyPAD successfully supported Fire and EMS teams deployed to support the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Crews from D.C. Fire and EMS utilized the SafetyPAD technology to service the more than 800,000 individuals present in and around the Inaugural activities area.. Continue Reading...

1/27/13
SafetyPAD Partners with Boston Area Hospital to Allow Patient Data Sharing with API
FireEngineering.com
SafetyPAD announces that Brigham and Women'€™s Hospital implemented its automated Web Services API to receive pre-hospital patient data from Boston EMS. The technology ensures that hospital staff receive critical patientinformation documented in SafetyPAD pre-hospital reports by first respondersl.Continue Reading...

12/17/12
Three Tips For Transitioning To ePCR
FireEngineering.com
With the massive migration to electronic Patient Care Reporting platforms (ePCR) from paper run reports, EMS agencies have more decisions to make than just a software vendor. More and more hardware manufacturers are producing rugged tablet and convertible devices that can be used in the pre-hospital setting. Continue Reading...

9/14/12
Why Paper is Poison
EMSWorld.com
The advent of onboard software platforms embedded in ruggedized mobile devices will not only reduce reporting times, but turn a largely administrative process into an additional resource for EMTs and firefighters to improve the quality of care in the field. Continue Reading...

8/30/12
SafetyPAD Features to Expedite Administrative Process
FireEngineering.com
OPEN Incorporated, makers of the SafetyPAD suite of technology products for Fire and Emergency Medical Services, has enhanced its Enterprise Version 4.0 platform with automated case flow notification and assignment capabilities. Continue Reading...

7/31/12
Reading Selects SafetyPAD EMS Information Systems
FireEngineering.com
OPEN Incorporated, makers of the SafetyPAD® software Suite of products for Fire and Emergency Medical Services, is proud to announce the award of a contract with the City of Reading Ohio for implementation of OPEN's electronic Patient Care Reporting system-SafetyPAD. Continue Reading...

7/19/12
SafetyPAD Enterprise Reduces D.C. 9-1-1 Call Volume
EMSWORLD.com
Enterprise Agent is a powerful task scheduler utility that scans for PCRs matching selected search criteria and then responds by performing automated tasks. EA also seamlessly integrates with most SafetyPAD® Enterprise components, including Case Flow clinical case management (QA/QI); Case Alert syndromic surveillance; ePCR management; reporting; faxing; automatic ePCR delivery and more. Continue Reading...

6/27/12
Hospital Cloud Platform Sends Patient Data From Emergency Vehicles to ERs
eWeek.com
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has developed a cloud-based electronic hospital management system using an application program interface (API) called SafetyPad from fire and EMS software vendor Open Inc. to connect emergency department workers with prehospital data from Boston EMS ambulances. Continue Reading...

6/5/12
Boston EMS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Announce Partnership
FireEngineering.com
Using the SafetyPAD API, Boston EMS is now automatically importing data for all patients transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) directly into their industry-leading electronic hospital management system. Continue Reading...

5/19/12
A Tablet PC Made For Emergencies
StarTribune.com
Think of it as an iPad for ambulances. A touch-screen tablet computer called SafetyPad is a paramedic's constant companion at Hennepin County Medical Center. Created by Open Inc. of Edina, the tablet replaces the often late and sometimes incomplete paper reports of ambulance calls. Continue Reading...

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5/18/12
Cool Technology of The Week!
geekdoctor.blogspot.com
I've often been asked how Emergency Medical Services (EMS) run sheets can be automatically integrated to emergency department information systems so that the transition of care between the ambulance and the hospital is seamless. In Boston, both problems have been solved. Continue Reading...

5/14/12
Electronic Patient Care Reports Save Lives/Time/Money
www.businessexaminer.com
In emergencies, every second counts when it comes to patient assessment and care. During calm times, every penny counts as well. Now there’s new technology gaining speed among South Sound emergency medical services departments — electronic patient care — to facilitate communication between injured people, health care sites and emergency stations. Continue Reading...

5/15/12
SafetyPAD endures with Boston EMS at 2012 Marathon
BOSTON -- There are races to run fast, and there are races that runners just want to finish. Temperatures were hitting the mid- 80s which made Monday's Boston Marathon  a real challenge to runners and Boston EMS personnel. Boston EMS spends hundreds of hours planning for this event and its electronic patient care reporting system, SafetyPAD  is critical to documenting runners who become patients. 
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4/23/12
Improve EMS Services and Operations with SafetyPAD
EmergencyMgmt.com
Cincinnati Fire Lt. Bob Von Hoene entered hypothetical medical symptoms into one of the city’s new SafetyPADs Thursday morning, showing how the city’s new mobile reporting system analyzes the symptom list and generates follow-up questions and possible causes. Continue Reading...

4/17/12
SafetyPAD launches Enterprise Version 4.0
EMSWorld.com
OPEN Incorporated has announced the launch of its Enterprise Version 4.0 platform with enhanced quality control and interoperability features. SafetyPAD Enterprise is an industry leading EMS information management system. It is comprised of a high-performance relational database and a secure, web-based administrative console.
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3/31/12
City's medic devices save time, maybe lives?
Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati Fire Lt. Bob Von Hoene entered hypothetical medical symptoms into one of the city’s new SafetyPADs Thursday morning, showing how the city’s new mobile reporting system analyzes the symptom list and generates follow-up questions and possible causes. Continue Reading...

3/31/12
Cincinnati FD Deploys new rapid response system
TheCincinnatiHerald.com
OPEN Incorporated, makers of the SafetyPAD® suite of technology products for Fire and Emergency Medical Services, announces that the Cincinnati Fire Department has deployed its system agency-wide. Doing so allows the organization to provide rapid, appropriate and timely response regardless of the field conditions. Continue Reading...

3/13/12
Cincinnati Fire Department Deploys SafetyPAD
EMS Information Systems in the Field
FireEngineering.com
OPEN Incorporated, makers of the SafetyPAD suite of technology products for Fire and Emergency Medical Services, announces that the Cincinnati (OH) Fire Department has deployed its system agency-wide. Doing so allows the organization to provide rapid, appropriate and timely response regardless of the field conditions. Continue Reading...

3/13/12
Cincinnati Fire Department Deploys SafetyPAD
9-1-1magazine.com
“We’re very happy with the entire SafetyPAD operating system,” said Cincinnati Fire Department District Chief Alan Sedam. “It has performed above expectations and the support from their team has made the difference. Quality Assurance and improvement in patient care is a high priority for the Department and we are proud that OPEN Inc. is helping to make that happen.” Continue Reading...