CCSI, Spacelab jointly distributes perinatal data system

Perinatal information systems provider Clinical Computer Systems Inc. (CCSI) and Spacelabs Medical Inc., a provider of patient monitoring systems, have inked an agreement to jointly distribute CCSI's OBiX Perinatal data system throughout the United States and Canada.

A data management system, OBiX provides easy-to-use surveillance and charting system at the bedside, nurses' station, manager's office, remote physicians' offices and clinics. Patient charts are integrated with electronic fetal monitoring images on dual WORM optical laser archival disks.

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