Healthcare IT News - January 2008 - (Page 45) www.HealthcareITNews.com provide more consistent record-keeping of treatment for both patients and healthcare professionals. The Kogenate FS, Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), EZ-Log Electronic Patient Diary is now equipped with laser scanners. EZLog allows patients to enter their treatment data in real-time into a handheld computer by scanning barcodes of treatment packaging. Data entered into the EZ-Log can be directly communicated to clinics and healthcare professionals online. EZ-Log also assists in ensuring infusions occur on time and allows patients to better manage their condition. The new laser scanners increase the ability to read and record the barcode information regardless of environmental factors, such as lighting conditions or scanning distances. Beginning in mid-December, all Kogenate FS EZ-Log devices will be equipped with the new laser scanners. new products “Unified mobile networks will support more applications, need less hardware, and have lower lifecycle costs than legacy port-based solutions, offering a lower cost solution today and a platform on which applications can be built in the future.” January 2008 ■ Healthcare IT News 45 industries, including healthcare. In the healthcare industry, Genesis provides medication verification and document management abilities. Genesis has the ability to read very high density linear and matrix bar codes. The device’s motion tolerance supports aggressive pass-though scanning of UPC and PDF bar codes at speeds of more than 200 centimeters per second. “Conflicting requirements arise when using digital imaging to capture quickly moving bar codes: one must apply a lot of light, which in an attended environment can be very disturbing,” said Mark Schmidt, Metrologic’s vice president of product management and marketing. “Genesis solves this problem with its unique illumination and high-sensitivity opto-electronics.” ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: products 0108 free seArch tool cuts down on Adverse drug interActions CAMBRIDGE, MA – Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc., a health information technology provider, has announced the availability of its new search tool, which delivers results on information drug interactions and adverse side effects. DoubleCheckMD allows both consumers and medical professionals to access important information, free of charge. It delivers information regarding an individual or combination of drugs. “As anyone who has been in a health crisis knows, the combination of accuracy, speed and accessibility are critical,” said Enhanced Medical Decisions, Inc. founder Marlene Beggelman, MD. “With adverse drug interactions and side effects reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S., we want to empower consumers and all aspects of the health industry to join together and find solutions easily, accurately and quickly.” The new Web conferencing tool from SightSpeed. ArubA begins nAtionwide rollout of Mobility plAtforMs SUNNYVALE, CA - Aruba Networks, Inc., a provider of wireless LAN solutions, has announced the roll-out of its new 802.11n mobility platforms. The new capabilities allow for the convergence of 802.11n wireless LANs, firewallenforced user access control, cellular-to-WiFi integration, and secure remote access into a single unified mobile network. It offers the speed of a wired network, and the low total cost of ownership and adaptability of a wireless network, but also provides secure and centralized management. Keerti Melkote, Aruba’s co-founder and head of products and partnerships, said patients who have unsupported, poor-quality video messaging and their physicians who have traditional room-based videoconferencing systems. “With SightSpeed Business, users just need broadband and a Web-cam, and they get high-quality video,” said Peter Csathy, CEO of SightSpeed Business. Service features include in-call collaboration, video mail and voice calling, text messaging, video and voice calling management and business management and support. The service is provided at a monthly rate and is reportedly a fraction of the cost of traditional video conferencing services. l new presentAtion iMAger froM Metrologic’s elite brAnd line BLACKWOOD, NJ – Metrologic Instruments, Inc., a supplier for data capture and collection hardware and software, has released the MS7580 Genesis, a presentation imager engineered to decode all standard printed and electronic 1D, PDF and 2D matrix codes. Genesis, the first product released in Metrologic’s ELITE brand, is capable of serving a wide-range of capabilities in many web conferencing tool boosts physiciAn-pAtient connection BERKELEY, CA - SightSpeed Business, a Web conferencing vendor, has launched a software-as-a-service-based technology that provides both physicians and patients with video conferencing tools. SightSpeed bridges the gap between The new MS7580 Genesis is the first product released in Metrologic’s ELITE brand line. 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