PatientKeeper and Wiley Combine Patient
Information with Evidence-Based Medicine Resources
Clinicians Can Now Access InfoPOEMs in
the Context of Specific Patient Information on PDAs, Smartphones,
and Web Browsers
BOSTON, Mass. and HOBOKEN, N.J., August 15, 2006 –
PatientKeeper®, Inc., the leading developer of physician
information systems, and global publisher John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., today announced that physicians and other healthcare
professionals using PatientKeeper® will now be able to
consult InfoPOEMs® evidence-based content in the context of
specific patients’ information. Wiley is the latest company
to use PatientKeeper Reference Library™ to extend its
content to the point of care and point of decision. Reference
Library links patient-specific clinical information – such
as medication lists, diagnoses, lab results, etc. – to the
wealth of clinical knowledge available through third parties.
“Quick access to evidence-based medicine is changing the
way doctors practice medicine,” said Paul Cunningham, M.D.,
internist, Houston, TX. “PatientKeeper and Wiley are making
it easy to access evidence-based medical references in the
context of the latest patient information, helping doctors make
the best patient care decisions.”
Wiley announced its acquisition of InfoPOEM, Inc., a leading
provider of evidence-based medical content and web-based search
tools, in October 2005. The flagship services of InfoPOEMs
– Daily POEMs and InfoRetriever – form the basis of a
medical information management system that improves patient care
and increases clinical efficiency.
POEM is an acronym for “Patient-Oriented Evidence that
Matters.” POEMs are daily email summaries of medical
research filtered from over 100 leading peer-reviewed journals
and graded for validity and relevance to patient outcomes.
Approximately one in 40 eligible studies is converted into a POEM
and each POEM is reviewed by at least 15 physicians and/or
physician editors prior to publication. InfoRetriever®
searches a full spectrum of evidence-based content and tools: all
POEMs and Cochrane Systematic Review abstracts, more than 200
decision support tools, more than 2,200 diagnostic calculators
supporting selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests, and
over 700 summaries of evidence-based practice guidelines.
“This partnership will allow thousands of clinicians to
access the best medical evidence, filtered for relevance and
coupled with powerful clinical support tools, to make
decision-making quick and practical at the point of care,”
said Shawn Morton, vice president and publishing director,
medicine at Wiley. “We are thrilled to join with
PatientKeeper to better serve the information needs of physicians
practicing evidence-based medicine.”
Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician
throughout the entire day, across all settings of care.
PatientKeeper’s applications allow physicians to access
their patients’ electronic records, write prescriptions,
enter charges for services, document patient encounters, and
securely send messages to other caregivers – all in a
single, integrated environment. PatientKeeper is an integral part
of the strategies of organizations across the healthcare
continuum – ranging from small physician practices to
community hospitals to major academic medical centers to some of
the largest health systems in the country. PatientKeeper’s
customer base now includes over 100 organizations, representing
over 300 hospitals.
"An increasing number of physicians are using evidence-based
medicine tools to help make care decisions,” said Jennifer
Sun, M.D, clinical product manager at PatientKeeper. “This
partnership with Wiley allows PatientKeeper to offer healthcare
professionals immediate access to decision support tools within
the context of the patients they care for.”
About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have
content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses
include scientific, technical, and medical journals,
encyclopedias, books, and online products and services;
professional and consumer books and subscription services; and
educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and
lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and
distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia,
and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can
be accessed at www.wiley.com.
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper®, Inc. provides physicians with software
that delivers clinical and financial benefits. Only PatientKeeper
is designed to support a physician through the entire day. At any
time, anywhere, physicians can access their patients' electronic
records, write prescriptions, enter charges, dictate notes,
document encounters, place orders, or send secure messages to
other caregivers – all in a single integrated environment.
PatientKeeper has been recognized with the 2006 Microsoft
Healthcare User Group (MS-HUG) Award, 2006 and 2005 AMDIS
(Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems) Awards
for clients' successes, 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry
Innovation and Advancement, and other industry awards. For more
information, visit www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.
Contact:
Stephen S. Hau, PatientKeeper, shau@patientkeeper.com, (617)
987-0304
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