written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message vecna technologies inc. type private industry healthcare it robotics software consulting founded 1998 headquarters cambridge ma products the patient information exchange patient self service qc pathfinder electronic infection surveillance software qc bot logistics robot vgo robotic telepresence the bear military robot slogan better technology better world tm website www.vecna.com vecna is an it solutions company with product offerings in healthcare and logistics . vecna s healthcare it products include the patient information exchange a patient self service platform including pre registration onsite registration queuing clinical messaging eforms and business intelligence modules and qc pathfinder electronic infection surveillance software . vecna s robotic logistics solutions include qc bot logistics robot and vgo robotic telepresence solution . this article appears to contain a large number of buzzwords . specific concerns may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article if you can . january 2016 contents 1 history 2 solutions 2.1 patient information exchange 2.2 qc pathfinder 2.3 qc bot 2.4 vgo 3 research 3.1 bear robot 4 vecna cares 5 notes and references 6 external links history edit vecna was originally founded to provide consulting and systems integration services to the united states military health system and department of veterans affairs . the founders derived the name vecna from the czech word v n fem . v n meaning eternal implying that the company and its products are built to last . vecna technologies was founded in 1998 and has offices in cambridge massachusetts and greenbelt maryland . in 2015 vecna was awarded the kinetic process innovation award for providing patient self service technology to boulder community hospital . 1 in 2015 the robotics business review named vecna one of the top 50 robotics companies to watch . 2 in 2014 vecna was listed as 10 on the list of top 100 women led businesses in massachusetts . 3 in 2012 the company was awarded the gold massachusetts economic impact award for greater boston by the massachusetts alliance for economic development massecon because of the company s expansion in massachusetts . 4 5 in addition in 2012 vecna was named to the top 100 women led businesses in massachusetts by the boston business journal . 6 in 2011 the small business administration selected vecna as one of 44 recipients of the tibbetts award for driving innovation and creating jobs . 7 after a series of close partnerships in 2015 vecna bought telepresence robot manufacturer vgo communications and moved employees from nashua new hampshire to vecna s cambridge offices . 8 solutions edit patient information exchange edit vecna s patient self service solution includes pre registration onsite registration queuing clinical messaging eforms and business intelligence modules . the platform can be accessed by healthcare kiosks personal computers and mobile devices . the online application lets patients complete administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments registering for appointments paying bills and exchanging secure messages with providers . patients can also view clinical information such as lab results medication and patient problem lists . a data exchange platform supports bi directional data exchange with any brand of hospital emr ehr system via a range of interfaces including hl7 x12 xml and web services . patients review their demographic information verify insurance coverage pay bills and check in at the point of service or online . patients who have completed registration activities online to check in with a barcode . queuing manages patient flow and provides administrative oversight . the solution supports audio and visual paging patient estimated wait times throughput forecasts and customizable patient surveys . the american hospital association endorsed vecna s self service patient kiosk . 9 the patient kiosks are also being rolled out across the u.s to medical centers of the veteran s administration . 10 qc pathfinder edit qc pathfinder is electronic infection surveillance software that automatically alerts healthcare professionals of healthcare acquired infections hais pharmacy related safety events and facilitates reporting infections to the centers for disease control and prevention national health safety network nhsn . 11 qc pathfinder also automatically generates clinically validated institutional antibiograms that inform clinicians on appropriate antimicrobial choices for pathogens within their hospital . 12 qc bot edit qc bot is a logistics solution for healthcare hospitality manufacturing and warehousing . 13 vgo edit vecna acquired vgo in 2015 . vgo is a robotic telepresence device that allows a user to log in from a distant location and to move around and interact with their environment as if they were physically there . vgo is active in the education healthcare and business verticals . 14 research edit vecna s research and development efforts are funded by government grants . 15 16 bear robot edit vecna developed the battlefield extraction assist robot the bear . 17 the bear robot is outfitted with infrared cameras and can be operated remotely . the bear robot was originally designed to rescue wounded soldiers from the battlefield but the platform also has applications in logistics . 18 vecna cares edit vecna donates ip to the vecna cares charitable trust to develop the clinipak a rugged electronic medical record for use by rural and underserved communities . the clinipak is a mobile health record system including a server and solar charger . vecna cares is a 501 c 3 non profit organization . 19 notes and references edit 2015 kinetic process innovation award winners announced . kinetic process innovation awards via marketwire . retrieved 2015 06 09 . rbr50 top 50 robotics companies to watch . robotics business review . retrieved 2015 02 16 . top 100 women led businesses in massachusetts . bostonglobe.com the boston globe . retrieved 2014 10 24 . ninth annual team massachusetts economic impact awards luncheon . massachusetts alliance for economic development massecon . retrieved 2012 12 13 . mass . economic impact award finalists . boston.com the boston globe . retrieved 2012 12 13 . the bbj announces its top 100 women led businesses of 2012 . boston business journal . 2012 11 05 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . sba announces winners of 2011 tibbetts awards . u.s. small business administration . 2011 02 15 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . http www.betaboston.com news 2015 07 16 cambridge based vecna technologies acquires vgo maker of telepresence robots american hospital association endorses vecna medical kiosks . kioskmarketplace.com . 2009 01 25 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . veterans authorizations and preferences vapii work effort unique identifying 20120112 business requirements document from the department of veteran s affairs pdf . u.s. department of veterans affairs . april 2012 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . development of computerized algorithms to detect bloodstream and urinary tract infections early conceptualization validation and factors related to adoption in by infection control teams . cin computers informatics nursing . 2009 . retrieved 2010 05 20 . validation of electronic antibiograms for the veterans affairs palo alto health care system . fifth decennial international conference on healthcare associated infections . 2010 . retrieved 2010 05 20 . vecna s qc bot . the boston phoenix . 2011 04 20 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . vgo . vgo communications inc. 2015 . retrieved 2015 07 21 . visually guided robotic hand eye coordination . u.s. small business administration sbir program . 2010 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . sbir phase i high performance hydraulic actuation for mobile robots . u.s. small business administration sbir program . 2009 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . bear robot rescues wounded soldiers . bbc news . 2007 06 07 . retrieved 2009 04 28 . new army technology could save soldiers lives . cnn . 2008 12 22 . retrieved 2009 04 28 . vecna designs mobile health systems for rural care . xconomy . 2012 08 30 . retrieved 2012 12 13 . external links edit official site vecna cares v t e health software barcoding bar code medication administration databases acp smart medicine epocrates lexicomp medscape micromedex diagnostics bioimaging dicom general 3dslicer drishti gimias ginkgo cadx invesalius itk snap osirix vista imaging voreen xebra servers orthanc xebra heuristics bestbets commonground euresist odontologic cybermed florida probe electronic health records platforms apache ctakes ahlta athenaclinicals centricity emr certify healthlogix cerner ehr cottagemed costar datix docnetwork dossia emias emis web epiccare emr 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