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Joint Commission Meet to Consider Incorporating Blood Management Performance Measures into their Survey and Accreditation Process
Posted September 30, 2008
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, held a stakeholders meeting to determine whether there was a need to incorporate blood management performance measures into their survey and accreditation process. The meeting was attended by representatives of various professional societies, as well as by representatives from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the American Red Cross, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Reportedly, the Joint Commission will proceed with forming an Advisory Committee that will work toward developing specific performance measures.

The 1st Annual Lee White Innovation Institute
Posted September 2, 2008
The 1st Annual Lee White Innovation Institute is dedicated in the memory of Leland White, former CEO, Main Line Health, a founder of the Leland Group, strategic advisor to Infonalé, and a great friend and colleague of many health care executives throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond.

Lee White was passionate about learning and continually challenged himself and his colleagues to think creatively about innovative approaches to new technology, problem solving and managing complex heath care organizations.

Infonalé is proud to be a part of this 1st Annual Lee White Innovation Institute, to be held Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the Lankenau Room in the Medical Sciences Building at Lankenau Hospital, 100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096. You may register online at www.HLNDV.org. More information can be found here.

Haemonetics/Infonalé's Presence at 2007 SABM Annual Meeting
Posted October 4, 2007
The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) 2007 Sixth Annual Meeting was held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California on September 7–9, 2007. Haemonetics made a huge visual commitment to its mission: Blood Management . . . Bringing it All together. A 20-foot x 20-foot booth, complete with continuing blood management education, launched a new corporate visual identity that introduced Infonalé as a new Haemonetics company to the industry.

Haemonetics Boosts Blood Management Expertise Through Acquisition of Infonalé
Posted July 10, 2007
Haemonetics Corporation, a global leader in blood management solutions, announced today that it has acquired Infonalé, Inc. for $1.3 million in cash plus contingent consideration based upon future operating performance. Infonalé is a leading developer of IT software and consulting services for optimizing hospital blood use and management.

In the News

Lung Injuries from Transfusions Have Doctors Stumped
Posted June 28, 2008
A year after blood banks eliminated the most likely source of a rare but sometimes fatal lung injury in patients who receive transfusions, cases continue to be reported, leaving doctors stumped.

Disease Experts Warn of 'Silent Killer'
Posted July 10, 2007
Tropical disease experts are warning of a new threat to Canada's blood supply, a "silent killer" that produces no symptoms for years while parasites slowly feed on a person's heart muscle and intestines.

Presentations

Managing Anemia in the Trauma Patient
Posted May 1, 2006
Causes and Treatment of Anemia by Richard K. Spence
110-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for protocols on anemia
Click here to request a copy of this presentation

Publications

Infonalé Brochure
Updated October 4, 2007

“Perioperative Transfusion Medicine” By Bruce D. Speiss, Richard K. Spence, and Aryeh Shander
Posted December 29, 2005
The Second Edition of “Perioperative Transfusion Medicine” by Bruce D. Spiess, Richard K. Spence, and Aryeh Shander has been released. Thoroughly updated, this volume is the most comprehensive, current reference on perioperative transfusion medicine and coagulation.