PatientKeeper Awarded U.S. Patent for Advanced
Data Synchronization Technology
Ability to Access Current Information
from Numerous Data Sources Helps Physicians Make the Most
Informed Clinical Decisions
Boston, Mass. – October 3, 2006 –
PatientKeeper®, Inc., a leading provider of physician
information systems, today announced that a key component of the
company’s data synchronization technology has been awarded
patent number 7,099,896 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent relates generally to synchronizing information on
mobile devices with data stored in multiple enterprise data
sources. This technology makes possible many innovative
applications, including software that allows physicians to make
the most informed clinical decisions by aggregating current and
relevant information about their patients.
Results from a recent Manhattan Research telephone survey of
1,250 practicing physicians found that 52 percent of physicians
use PDAs, Smartphones or other mobile computing devices, either
at home or work, as part of their routine in treating
patients.
“As professionals increasingly turn to mobile technology
and enterprise applications to support their
information-intensive workdays, the ability of users to manage
information from multiple data sources also becomes increasingly
important – and complicated,” said Jeff Sutherland,
Ph.D., chief technology officer of PatientKeeper, Inc.
“This patent represents PatientKeeper’s commitment to
invest in and develop innovative intellectual property that
addresses the evolving needs to our customers.”
Only PatientKeeper is designed to support a physician
throughout the entire day, across all settings of care.
Supporting any tablet or PC running a Web browser as well as Palm
OS® and Windows Mobile® devices, 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 customers include over 100
organizations, representing over 300 hospitals.
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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