Software from TheraDoc (of Utah) and BioMetrieux (of France) is having an impressive effect on patient health. The two companies say their Stellara package, used for clinical intervention and patient monitoring, was used at Franciscan Health Systems in Tacoma, Washington. “We have experienced tremendous success with Stellara as our intelligent interface software over the past year, which led to an increase in clinical interventions by our pharmacists,” said J. Kelly Martin, PharmD, director of pharmaceutical services at the hospital. “We are seeing concrete results in the forms of cost savings and improved patient care. In 2005, cost savings from interventions increased by 23 percent and our pharmacists prevented 222 adverse drug events, (a 23 percent increase from 2004) after implementation of Stellara. Interventions made by pharmacists increased from 17,906 to 27,667—a 55 percent increase.”