2009 ACG Corporate Growth Award Goes to Denver's Baxa Corp

Congratulations to the Baxa team. You're awesome!

"Baxa is a Douglas County-based medical device and software firm with annual sales of about $145 million that has been growing steadily in the annual 11 percent to 14 percent range.

Baldwin gratefully acknowledges the 2009 ACG Corporate Growth Award 'celebrating a leading company with steady growth and annual sales exceeding $100 million,' a description that fits Baxa like a glove."

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Baxa Corp announces 9-City Road Show & March 25th Webinar touting new DoseEdge

Baxa Corporation announces dates for a nine-city road show tour featuring the DoseEdge Pharmacy Workflow Manager. A related March Webinar is scheduled for customers who are unable to attend the live product demonstration programs.

“The dose preparation process is much simpler than it was before. It really gives the pharmacist the assurance that they're making the correct product, especially at the correct time” states Michael Culligan, Assistant Pharmacy Director at St. Francis Care in Hartford, CT. Beginning in Dallas, TX on February 17th, customers interested in gaining improvements in their pharmacy workflow management and medication safety are encouraged to attend one of the two-hour sessions planned for an exclusive hands-on product demonstration and intimate Q&A with pharmacy efficiency and product experts.

In addition to the road shows, Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a Webinar program on March 25th at 1pm ET entitled “DoseEdge: Changing Pharmacy Practice Through Dose Management.” Presented by Dennis Tribble, PharmD and Chief Technology Officer for Baxa Corporation, this one-hour presentation will provide a real-time product demonstration, for the customers who are unable to attend one of the nine scheduled road show dates, on how DoseEdge helps IV rooms run more efficiently by eliminating the most common reasons for drug preparation errors.

Link to register for the March 25th webinar

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Baxa offers free webinar Feb 25: Improving the Quality of Sterile Compounding Through Automation

Baxa Corporation announces a new Webinar program supporting quality and compliance in sterile compounding activities. The Webinar titled “Improving Sterile Compounding Quality Through Automation,” features Eric Kastango RPh, MBA, FASHP in a discussion of the testing requirements and industry regulations and the use of automation to achieve product quality and patient safety goals. This ACPE-accredited Webinar presentation provides participants with one CE credit and takes place on February 25, 2010, at 2 PM Eastern Time/11 AM Pacific Time.

Interested participants can register for the February 25th Webinar at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/246924387 or by visiting the Baxa Webinar site at http://www.baxa.com/webinars. Visitors are encouraged to register in advance as space is limited.

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Baxa Corporation to Sponsor Free Culture of Safety Webinar

The Webinar presentation, titled "A Culture of Safety in Pharmacy: Lessons Learned," features an industry-leading panel of professionals discussing the controversy around medication errors, error reporting and the promotion of patient safety through cultural changes in health-system pharmacies. This ACPE-accredited Webinar presentation provides participants with two CE credits and takes place on January 14, 2010.

The four-speaker panel, which brings diverse expertise to the discussion, is moderated by Dennis Tribble, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer for Baxa Corporation. Program speakers are Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP - Director of Pharmacy Services at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Seth Eisenberg, RN, ASN, ONC®, the Professional Practice Coordinator of Infusion Services at Seattle Cancer Center; Patricia Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP - Director of Clinical Accreditation and Medication Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions; and John Poikonen, PharmD - the Director of Clinical Informatics at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

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New line of "pharmacy robots" serving in many US hospital pharmacies- over 30 million doses served

Baxa Corporation's IntelliFill® i.v. was featured December 22 in Ruben Dagda's Pittsburgh Medical Technology page on Examiner.com.

"As put in the words of Marian Robinson, Vice President of Marketing for Baxa, 'DoseEdge does not compete with RIVA. What makes IntelliFill I.V. compelling is that it was the first to market automated solution for IV dose filling. It is the only system with a proven track record – with more than 30 customers in the US and nearly 30 million prepared doses to date. In addition, the IntelliFill i.v. features high-speed dose automation – preparing 300 doses per hour in reservoir mode.'"

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Baxa is showcasing its new DoseEdge Workflow Manager at the largest gathering of pharmacists in world

Baxa Corporation is featuring its complete workflow management system, DoseEdge™, during this week’s ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (MCM). DoseEdge is a fully integrated system for improving patient safety and pharmacy efficiency through the management of IV and oral dose preparation activities. The technology fits easily into current pharmacy practice and techniques, while providing a framework for reducing medication errors and the management tools for just-in-time production and resource planning. The ASHP MCM is the largest gathering of pharmacists in the world and a great venue to demonstrate the capabilities of the DoseEdge system to the pharmacy industry.

Introduced at the 2007 MCM, DoseEdge – formerly IntelliFlowRx™ – has processed more than 1,000,000 pharmacy doses to date. Today, 1,400 health-system users are managing dose preparation and barcode tracking through the system, which has resulted in the detection and rejection of approximately 30,000 product scan errors to date.

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Denver's Baxa Corp to Sponsor ASHP Midday Symposium: Creating a Culture of Safety in Pharmacy, A Panel Discussion on Lessons Learned

Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a professional presentation discussing what “culture of safety” means in today’s pharmacy environment. The Midday Symposium presentation, “Creating a Culture of Safety in Pharmacy,” features a panel of health-system professionals discussing their experiences with culture of safety, what it takes to build a culture of safety in pharmacy and the role of technology in enabling or inhibiting safe practice. The ACPE-accredited program takes place on Monday, December 7th at American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting at the Venetian Resort-Hotel in Las Vegas. Attendees to this free, two-hour presentation will also learn how automation can help their facility ensure patient safety.

The recent conviction of health-system pharmacist Eric Cropp for a medication error heightened awareness of the cultural and operational issues around safe practice. The Baxa program features a four-speaker panel with diverse expertise, permitting discussion of the controversy around medication errors, error reporting and promoting safety through cultural changes in health-system pharmacy. Moderated by Dennis Tribble, PharmD, Baxa Corporation Chief Pharmacy Office; the program speakers are Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP – Director of Pharmacy Services at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Seth Eisenberg, RN, ASN, ONC®, the Professional Practice Coordinator of Infusion Services at Seattle Cancer Center; Patricia Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP – Director of Clinical Accreditation and Medication Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions and John Poikonen, PharmD – the Director of Clinical Informatics at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

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Baxa Corp. moves headquarters into Maroon V building

"Medical-device manufacturer Baxa Corp. has agreed to lease the Maroon V office building for its new corporate headquarters. . . Developed by Shea Properties, Maroon V is a 4-story, Class A office building in the Meridian International Business Center, near Centennial Airport."

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Real deals: Baxa moving to Meridian office park

Denver-area medical device maker Baxa Corp. is moving its headquarters to the Maroon V office building in the southeast suburban Meridian office park, the company said Friday.

The relocation will consolidate Baxa’s executive and administrative operations, which are now in three separate locations. Baxa expects to move into its new space in May 2010.

Baxa recently signed an agreement to lease 64,000 square feet at 88,584-square-foot Maroon V, which is located at 9540 S. Maroon Circle in Douglas County, with an Englewood mailing address. The lease is one of the southeastern suburbs’ largest new leases of the year so far, according to the company.

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Baxa Corporation Signs Agreement for New Corporate Headquarters Facility

Baxa Corporation, a global manufacturer of medical devices for health-system pharmacies, announces it has signed an agreement to lease the Maroon V office building as its new corporate headquarters facility. The new facility will allow Baxa to consolidate its current executive and administrative operations –currently occupying three separate building spaces –into a single facility of approximately 64,000 square feet. The move also accommodates the planned expansion of the company’s production capacity at its Grasslands facility to support business growth.

Maroon V is a 4-story, Class A office building in the Meridian International Business Center, south of Denver, Colorado. Developed by Shea Properties, the LEED-certified building will provide a state-of-the-art working environment for Baxa executive officers, product development and laboratory testing; sales, marketing and technical support activities; and accounting and finance associates.

According to Dustin Whistler of Forte Commercial Real Estate, "This transaction represents one of the top real estate deals in the metro area this year. At the time of signature, this was the largest new lease signed in the submarket in 2009." Forte provided brokerage and transaction management services for this and previous Baxa Corporation real estate projects and assisted the company with site selection and assembly of the tenant’s external team of professionals.

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Denver's Baxa Corp signs China marketing deal

"Colorado's Baxa Corp. said Monday it has reached a four-year distribution agreement with China's largest pharmaceutical-products distributor for sale of its products there. The Englewood-based medical device company signed the deal with Sinopharm Group.

The move into the China market comes after China's State Council recently allocated $123 billion for medical and health-care improvements, including medical technology, Baxa said."

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Baxa agreement will help Chinese hospital pharmacies be more accurate, safe & efficient

Baxa Corporation, a US-based medical device company in Englewood, Colorado, has signed an exclusive four-year distribution agreement with SINOPHARM, a China National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation, to promote sales of its products in China. While the agreement covers all Baxa products, the ExactaMix™ 2400 Automated Compounder and the Repeater™ Pharmacy Pump have been recognized as ones that will increase efficiency for the hospitals targeted by Baxa and SINOPHARM in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Due to their existing practice of manual preparation, the companies expect that more than 250 hospitals could benefit from the Baxa pharmacy automation equipment.

The partners anticipate that Baxa Corporation’s expertise in automation could greatly improve the existing processes in Chinese hospitals – making their pharmacy operations more accurate, safe and efficient. “Baxa products are used all across the world every day by thousands of pharmacies. By entering the Chinese market, patients there will access the same outstanding quality that Baxa products have provided for 35 years in other parts of the world,” states Phil Walsh, Baxa Director of International Sales.

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Baxa Announces IntelliFlowRx™ to Become DoseEdge™ Dose Management System

Baxa Corporation announces the rebranding of its IntelliFlowRx Workload Management Software to DoseEdge. The name DoseEdge (pronounced “dosage”) was chosen to reinforce the product’s leading edge position in pharmacy dose management. DoseEdge streamlines the previously manual workflow for pharmacy doses through barcode drug verification; automatic dose calculation; image capture of dose creation and improving pharmacist checking activity.

“IntelliFlow Rx was originally designed for IV room workflow management,” notes Tim Kingsford, DoseEdge Product Manager. “With the launch of the new brand name DoseEdge, we are expanding the system’s capabilities beyond the IV room for more complete dose management within the health-system pharmacy.”

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Baxa Addresses Health-System Capital Shortage with New Programs for IntelliFlowRx™ and IntelliFill i.v.®

Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new program for sourcing its IntelliFill i.v. Automation and IntelliFlow Rx Pharmacy Workflow Manager products. The Baxa IntelliSource™ program offers health-system pharmacies access to the automation and software they need to ensure that each dose dispensed is safe and accurate – without making capital investments, paying one-time setup fees or signing capital leases.

“Our goal was to make it easy for health systems to improve their pharmacy operations,” notes Greg Baldwin, Baxa CEO. “We feel that patient safety improvements shouldn’t take a back seat to this economy’s capital crunch. The IntelliSource pricing model makes it easy for health systems to install the latest pharmacy technology, eliminating the need for capital investment and providing manageable monthly fees for access.”

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IntelliFlowRx™ Upgrades Expand Pharmacy Capabilities

Denver's Baxa Corporation announces the expansion of its IntelliFlowRx Workflow Manager system to include Preparation Modes, FormularyPlus™ and TPN processing capabilities. With more than 1,200 authorized users, IntelliFlowRx has prepared nearly three-quarters of a million safe patient doses.

The system streamlines the previously manual workflow for pharmacy doses. Through barcode drug verification, automatic dose calculation, image capture of dose creation and improving pharmacist checking activity, IntelliFlowRx ensures patients get the right dose of the right medication at the right time.

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Baxa Corporation Named to Inc. 5000 as One of the Fastest‐Growing Private Companies in the US

Baxa Corporation announces that Inc.com has included Baxa Corporation on its annual ranking of the top 5,000 fastest‐growing private companies in the US. Baxa has grown by more than 36%, achieving Inc. recognition to the 5000 list all three years since its inception. This places Baxa on a prestigious list of enterprises that have appeared on the list multiple times, many of which have grown to become national icons.

"We are honored to be acknowledged as one of the fastest‐growing private companies in the US," notes Greg Baldwin, Baxa Chairman and CEO. "The Inc. 5000 list is a great example of the positive impact that independent companies have on our economy." Baxa Corporation, founded in 1975, currently employs more than 500 associates through its Colorado headquarters, and Florida and United Kingdom subsidiary offices.

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CriticalPoint, in partnership with Baxa Corporation, releases seven new training modules to its interactive programming for USP 797 compliance.

Baxa Corporation announces the launch of seven new training modules offered in The CriticalPoint Virtual Compounder training series. With these new modules, The Virtual Compounder training now comprises 10 self-paced, ACPE-approved modules that offer participants a total of 10 hours of ACPE credit. This innovative series of training lessons allows users not only to view, read and memorize materials, but to demonstrate a clear understanding and proficiency in USP 797 sterile compounding concepts.

The new Virtual Compounder modules teach users the skills necessary to be proficient in the following subjects: Daily Cleaning Activities, Monthly Cleaning Activities, Hazardous Spill Clean-up, Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) Cleaning, Compounding Aseptic Containment Isolator (CACI) Cleaning, Compounding Aseptic Isolator (CAI) Cleaning and Performing Volumetric Air Sampling. And along with the other subjects: Garbing and Gowning, Solution Preparation and Laminar Air Flow Workbench (LAFW) Cleaning, each module covers the related requirements for USP 797 compliance. The complete series of training programs is owned by CriticalPoint and is marketed under the Baxa Corporation brand.

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Baxa launches awareness campaign addressing serious risk of tubing misconnections in NICU

Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new awareness campaign for its NeoThrive Enteral Feeding System. The exclusive NeoThrive System provides Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) a safer way to help their fragile patients grow. NeoThrive uses distinct “Enteral Only” orange coloring and a specialty connector to eliminate the risk of serious IV line misconnections. Together with the NeoThrive Enteral Pump, the Baxa system provides a dedicated enteral system that combines visual cues and clear identification to ensure the safety of enteral connections for NICU feeding.

“Our goal is to raise the awareness of the serious risk of enteral feeding misconnections among healthcare professionals, while offering the industry a safe and complete solution,” notes Katie Calabrese, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Baxa Clinical Support Specialist. “The effort is supported by two different media in order to ensure this critical information reaches a large audience,” She continues. “Helping these fragile babies thrive is the reason Baxa produced the NeoThrive Enteral Feeding System.”

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Baxa Corporation Launches “Culture of Safety” Facebook Page

Baxa announces the launch of a new Facebook Page designed to influence a change in patient and medication safety practices. The Culture of Safety Page, sponsored by Baxa Corporation encourages pharmacy and nursing professionals to share experiences, insights and ideas for improving their profession and creating solutions that interject safety into the healthcare process. The site also serves as a portal for Web sites and resources related to establishing a cultural awareness around patient safety within specific health systems.

Link to the Culture of Safety sponsored by Baxa Corporation Facebook Page

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Baxa Launches Enhanced Online Product Content

Baxa Corporation announces the launch of new interactive functionality to its Web site product pages that enables a 360-degree view and enhanced content. With this new feature, users can zoom in to see high-resolution product photos and, on key products, a 360-degree view.

Baxa Corporation markets and sells medical devices for use in health-system pharmacies and for patient care. Its OEM group provides specialty products for packaging with prescription pharmaceuticals. For more information about Baxa, or to demonstrate the new Web site features, visit http://tiny.cc/UleLk

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