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www.HealthcareITNews.com new products October 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 59 producTs Continued from page 58 MDM platform delivers critical data assets in real time Initiate Systems has and president of Initiate Systems, The Company’s MDM software announced the Initiate Master Data Inc. and expertise as an information ServiceTM version 8.0, a master data Conroy explained that Initiate exchange leader provides organizamanagement (MDM) platform that Master Data ServiceTM delivers ver- tions with accurate and real-time delivers critical data assets in real-time sions of critical data assets to users, views of data spread across multiple for industries such as healthcare. processes and systems to drive stra- systems or databases, even outside “Today’s explosion of information tegic and tactical decision-making. It the firewall. has yielded huge volumes of data is designed to provide comprehensive Relationships within and about people, places and things, single views of data domains, to both between data domains can be which are fragmented across dispa- end users and automated business identified and managed, such as in rate systems and diverse operating processes, which rely on these views regional healthcare organizations INT2794-1 BeachAd HealthITNews Sept07 8/7/07 3:48 PM Page 1 environments,” said Bill Conroy, CEO to function efficiently. and hospitals, providers, labs or CHICAGO – The Healia Clinical Trials Search has a feature that allows consumers to restrict their searches by geography and to map locations of study sites. Pearson technology goes paperless Pearson has introduced the Docuscan Patient History system, a technology that will allow a paperless way for patients to record their medical history. Using Pearson’s digital pen-andpaper technology, patients can fill out their medical history forms and automatically record and update information for physicians and medical staff. The digital pen records what is being written on paper that is designed and printed by Pearson. “The Docuscan Patient History system puts digital tools in the hands of patients so the data are captured while patients are simply completing a form – as they are used to doing when they visit the doctor,” said John Harnett, president and CEO of Data Management at Pearson. Paros technology integrates capabilities of Pearson’s digital pen and paper from Anoto. Character recognition is provided by Vision Objects’ MyScripts. BLOOMINGTON, MN – other healthcare agents. “We believe our Initiate Master Data ServiceTM will provide customers in the commercial enterprise, healthcare and government arenas with a flexible, scalable and costeffective way to enhance revenue, lower operational costs, improve compliance, better manage risk, improve strategic decision-making and increase business agility,” Conroy added. Kryptiq debuts caremanager 3.3 OR –Kryptiq has announced the release of CareManager 3.3, a disease management solution, to help fight chronic diseases in patient populations. CareManager 3.3 provides physicians with information about chronic disease patients from data stored in the patients EHR. “Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in America and the lack of proactive management of these diseases is driving the skyrocketing cost of American healthcare,” said Luis Machuca, CEO of Kryptiq. The 3.3 version will enable a new level of patient tracking and identification. Physicians will be able to assess patients’ compliance to organizational and national guidelines as well as be alerted to patients who fit “risk criteria.” A heart and osteoporosis module will also help physicians manage patients based on risk indicators. “CareManager is the most effective tool for enabling the management of patient populations with chronic disease and we are excited to extend its industry leading functionality to additional disease states on behalf of our customers,” Machuca added. CareManager modules are now available for seven disease states, including diabetes, stroke prevention, coronary heart disease, cancer screening, tobacco cessation, heart failur and osteoporosis. PORTLAND, Intechra is the world leader in IT asset recycling. We focus on eliminating the risks surrounding sensitive patient data, HIPAA compliance, and private employee information, as well as the environmental impact associated with IT asset disposition. In working with healthcare organizations, we maximize value recovery on your IT asset investment. Visit us at www.intechra.com/healthcareIT for more information or to schedule a meeting. © 2007 Intechra Inc. All rights reserved. e ● connect: iNtecHra 1007 http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.intechra.com/healthcareIT http://www.intechra.com/healthcareIT http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=7928

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