DIPS and Mint Solutions working together to improve medication safety

Mint Solutions and DIPS are working together to offer MedEye to Norwegian hospitals for bedside verification. MedEye, Mint Solutions' innovative bedside verification technology, will be incorporated into the DIPS hospital information system, making it easier than ever before for hospitals to enhance medication safety and implement bedside medication verification.

Through this cooperation, the MedEye technology will be seamlessly integrated to the DIPS EHR. The solution is based on computer vision technology and does not require any barcoding or other changes in the medication logistics processes, making it easy for hospitals to start implementation and see immediate results.

"We are confident that DIPS users will be happy to add MedEye to their DIPS installation. MedEye will not only help with verification of medication, but also take care of all the paperwork relating to the medication rounds, allowing nurses to work faster and safer", says the CEO of Mint Solutions, Gauti Reynisson.

"Our ambition has always been to figure out the best way to support health personel in carrying out their job, with the best information available", says Dr. Tomas Nordheim Alme, CMO of DIPS ASA. The MedEye product, through it's innovative hardware solves a key challenge for any bedside medication verification approach. The combination of DIPS Medication and MedEye allows for easy medication verification, thereby increasing patient safety, while at the same time saving time for the nurses.

Mint Solutions is a healthcare IT startup company, focused on developing solutions for enhancing medication safety processes in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. It's innovative technology, MedEye, provides hospitals with an new way to ensure medication safety by implementing bedside verification. MedEye does not require barcodes, thereby making the process easier and faster for nurses as well as simplifying implementation for hospitals.

DIPS ASA is Norway's leading provider of hospital information systems with over 70% market share. With over 150 employees, DIPS is committed to providing excellent service and state of the art clinical applications for its customers. The company is currently in the process of launching it's next generation product, DIPS Arena, which promises to provide users with even more advanced functionality and ease of use. www.dips.no

Bjarni Ivarsson joins Mint Solutions

We are thrilled to announce that Bjarni Ivarsson has decided to join Mint Solutions. Bjarni's vast experience in developing and architecting medication safety solutions for hospitals will be a big asset for Mint Solutions as we continue to work on revolutionizing support for safe and efficient medication management. 

MedEye used for medication administrations at ADRZ in the Netherlands

Psychiatric ward in ADRZ hospital in Vlissingen has successfully used MedEye for bedside verification of medication. The first use went extremely well and the staff at ADRZ was able to complete the medication rounds without problems. For Mint Solutions this was also a valuable experience as we  

Computer vision expert Margrét Una Kjartansdóttir joins Mint Solutions

Margrét Una Kjartansdóttir has joined Mint Solutions’ steadily growing Research and Development team.

Kjartansdóttir graduated with a B.S. degree in Information Sciences from the Computer Department at the highly respected Columbia University in New York. She has participated in cutting edge projects on machine learning and brings the latest developments in the field into Mint Solutions.

Kjartansdóttir’s biomedical informatics research background will no doubt be valuable in creating the next generation solution for medication safety in hospitals. She is a welcomed addition to our competent team of developers and we look forward to our collaboration with her.

Mint Solutions receives grant from the Technology Development Fund

Mint Solutions has just been awarded a generous grant from the Icelandic Technology Development Fund. The fund’s role is to support research and development activities that promote innovation in Icelandic industry.

“This grant is a recognition of the fantastic development work our team has accomplished until now and inspires us to keep going. The grant will help us further develop the MedEye solution before we start testing with partner hospitals in the fall”, says Gauti Þór Reynisson, managing director of Mint Solutions.

First MedEye devices delivered to Mint Solutions

It is with great pleasure that Mint Solutions can announce the arrival of the first MedEye medication identification scanners. The scanners are manufactured by Job Kneppers Design & Production in Delft in Holland.

After the initial integration testing of the devices, we are pleased to note that all electronics and mechanics work as expected.

Mint Solutions would like to thank Job Kneppers for their excellent efforts with the design and production of the MedEye device, and not least for their delivery within both schedule and budget.

The MedEye scanners will undergo further testing in the coming months and will be ready for delivery to our customers in September 2011.