SCC Soft Computer’s Blood Bank Product ranked the Number 1 Laboratory Blood Bank application for Large (200+) Hospitals in the “2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services” report

January 25, 2011

Clearwater, FL –For the second year in a row, SCC Soft Computer’s SoftBank® II, a blood bank and transfusion service management system, was recognized as the category leader in blood bank solutions in the recently released “2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services” report.

SoftBank II is a centralized transfusion service management system, designed and developed in 1992. “The first version, released in 1993, provided a comprehensive, cost-effective pre-transfusion testing and inventory management solution for SCC SoftLab® clients and those using other HIS/LIS solutions,” says Gilbert Hakim, SCC’s founder and CEO. Over the years, SoftBank has evolved to keep up with regulatory changes and with the addition of interfaced instrumentation. “Two reasons for the product’s success are SCC’s commitment and funding for steady and constant improvement of SoftBank for almost 20 years, as well as input from our dynamic client base,” adds Hakim.

“Critical safety functions throughout the SoftBank II system allow users to focus on what’s important—providing safe blood components, tissue, and derivative products to their patients.” According to Hakim, SCC sets high standards for its products. “Receiving market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) validates our objective of meeting safety regulations,” he says. SoftBank provides a controlled and documented process for blood bank testing and issue of products, thereby reducing the risk of improper actions or products being administered. One of its key features is an internal ISBT component labeling module, explains Hakim. Users also have the option of interfacing SoftBank to the Digi-Trax system to generate labels. In addition, SCC offers a point-of-care transfusion management solution—SoftID.Tx—or can support the use of third-party solutions. “When the SoftBank system interfaces to SoftID.Tx or third-party products, it helps to ensure positive patient identification at the bedside,” explains Hakim.

There are many features that make SoftBank unique, according to Hakim. Based on their system setup, users can require central points (e.g., irradiated blood products, leukoreduced blood products, and CMV negative products) to be product specific. In addition, the SoftBank system can add special messages to the patient’s record to be displayed in the patient caution window, based on the product order. “For example, when an order is placed for irradiated red cells, the system will add the special message that the patient requires irradiated products,” Hakim explains. “Until the release of v.25.1, users had to manually add the special message to the patient record.”

According to Hakim, SoftBank will continue to evolve. “End-users need to be able to continue to streamline their workflows and take advantage of new technology as it becomes available,” he emphasizes. “Decision-support software devices are highly regulated and require knowledgeable user intervention for documenting certain steps and events in a transfusion service environment,” he adds. “That is why it is important for our blood services products to keep pace with industry standards.” For more information on SoftBank II, please contact Ellie Vahman, ellie@softcomputer.com or (727) 789-0100 extension 4052.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. KLAS’ mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, e-mail marketing@KLASresearch.com, or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

The “Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services” report is published annually on December 15th and provides an overview of the state of each market segment. This report is a summary of performance data collected over the previous 13 months from healthcare professionals and IT executives. Included in the report is a ranking of the Top 20 vendors overall, as well as a ranking of the top vendors in key areas of performance. This report draws from data on over 750 products from more than 200 vendors.

About SCC Soft Computer
SCC is at the forefront of laboratory, genetics, blood services, outreach, pharmacy, and radiology information systems software development and offers full suites of Web-enabled clinical information management system solutions. Since 1979, SCC Soft Computer has been meeting the needs of the healthcare industry by providing powerful, clinical information solutions to hospitals, large IDNs (integrated delivery networks), and laboratories.

Considered the largest LIS software production house in the world – with a workforce of nearly 1,600 professionals dedicated to LIS development – SCC has experience in accomplishing complex LIS implementations in large, multisite environments. SCC's flagship product, SoftLab, has been recognized as the market standard for its robust functionality and ease of instrument interfacing, including robotics.

Consistently ranked 1st in the MD Buyline survey, a comprehensive, vendor-independent database used by hospitals and other medical facilities during the capital planning and purchasing process, SCC outranks its competitors in all categories. SCC has also been recognized for its commitment to workforce training and leadership development and has been included in the Training Top 125 nine times in ten years—including four consecutive years in the Training Top 10, the first healthcare IT firm to achieve this feat. SCC placed 3rd in the 2009 ASTD BEST Awards, and has received three ASTD/ISPI OPAL Awards for Excellence in Leadership Development, Team Success, and Customer Satisfaction.

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