Vecna is a leading provider of health care IT and robotics solutions. Vecna's health care IT products include QC PathFinder electronic infection surveillance software, patient self-service kiosks and web portal, and QC Bot medication delivery robot. Vecna Robotics is the developer of innovative military robotics solutions such as the Battle Field Extraction Robot (BEAR). In addition, Vecna Consulting provides health care IT and business process consulting services to the government and commercial sector companies.

History

Vecna was originally founded providing 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 věčný, fem. věčná, 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

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...

, Greenbelt, Maryland, and Falls Church, Virginia.

QC PathFinder electronic infection surveillance software

Vecna's QC PathFinder electronic infection surveillance software automatically detects healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), pharmacy-related safety events, and facilitates reporting of infections to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Safety Network (NHSN).
QC PathFinder can also automatically generate clinically validated institutional antibiograms that inform clinicians on appropriate antimicrobial choices for pathogens within their hospital.

Patient Self-Service Kiosks and Web Portal

Vecna's patient self-service kiosks and web portal handle such tasks as patient registration and check-in, insurance coverage verification, self-reporting of previously received drugs or procedures, and syndromic surveillance to detect potential disease outbreaks. Vecna's vitals kiosk is integrated with devices to capture patient vital signs including weight, temperature, blood pressure, and pulse. The American Hospital Association

American Hospital Association

The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...

 has endorsed Vecna's kiosk and patient portal

Patient portal

Patient Portals are healthcare-related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers, such as physicians and hospitals. Typically, portal services are available on the Internet at all hours of the day. Some patient portal applications exist as...

 services.

QC Bot Medication Delivery Robot

Vecna's QC Bot is a hospital courier, tele-presence and patient self-service robot that improves efficiency, reduces medical errors, and increases patient and staff satisfaction. QC Bot integrates with hospital’s existing IT systems and with Vecna's QualityCare software suite (QC Works™). A configurable touchscreen lets hospital staff and patients interact with the robot through natural, intuitive menus and workflows. QC Bot's state-of-the-art guidance system means less set up time, less maintenance, and more robust navigation in complex hospital campuses.

Vecna Consulting

Vecna Consulting is helping governments and private sector businesses meet the challenge of delivering services to constituents with finite resources, limited staff, and increasing demand through online and automated solutions that leverage existing IT investments and increase productivity. Vecna delivers web-based applications to government agencies and businesses to Save Time, Save Money and even Save Lives.

BEAR Robot

Vecna operates a robotics division known for its Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR).
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 also has numerous applications in logistics.