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www.HealthcareITNews.com management solutions Korotkoff sounds (the sounds that medical personnel listen for when they are taking blood pressure) using a real-time waveform display and included headphones for added versatility. The Tango+ can be programmed to record a patient’s blood pressure at pre-defined intervals. Generated ECG reports with blood pressure results can provide clinicians and physicians a complete report of the patient’s overall performance during the stress test. cians with important data to make informed warfarin dosing adjustments to ensure that patients stay within their recommended therapeutic range. October 2008 ■ Healthcare IT News 61 ProdUCTs Continued from page 60 new tool checks spelling of medical terminology taMpa, FL portaBle device measures Blood-clotting time san JOse, ca – Inverness Medical Physician Diagnostics Group, a division of Inverness Medical Innovations, has launched an INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System, a portable device that measures blood-clotting time. INRatio2 helps patients and healthcare providers in the management of warfarin, a blood-thinning drug, to monitor the effectiveness of the drug and warn of potential blood clots and other bleeding risks. The INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System has been cleared by the FDA for warfarin patients to test themselves at home, offering patients quick access to their PT/ INR results. The test results are transmitted to the treating physician by telephone or Internet. The results help provide physi- – Spellex has released its Spellex PocketMed, a handheld spell checking technology for the healthcare industry. The new handheld device contains more than 300,000 medical, pharmaceutical and English words covering over 70 specialties that can be spell-checked typographically and phonetically. The Spellex includes features such as a data bank, a scheduler, a calculator and a currency converter. ■ healthcareITnews.com More at e ●Connect: Products 1008 Spellex PocketMed is a portable spell checker for the healthcare industry. The INRatio2 PT/NR Monitoring System measures bloodclotting time. specifically for treadmill, bicycle, or pharmacologic stress testing. The Tango+ automatically measures blood pressure and exports the results directly to GE’s CASE/CardioSoft system, reducing manual data entry during critical procedure times. 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