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44 Healthcare IT News ■ December 2008 NEW PRODUCTS NEW PAGING SOFTWARE OFFERS MORE FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WEST PALM BEACH, FL - InterPage www.HealthcareITNews.com Livescribe has new features for its Pulse smart pen and has announced its desktop application is Mac compatible. SMART PEN TOUTS NEW FEATURES, AND IS MAC COMPATIBLE OAKLAND, CA – Livescribe Inc. has made available the public beta of its native Mac desktop application, Livescribe Desktop for Mac. Livescribe also added new key features for its Pulse smartpen, including handwriting to text transcription software and the ability for consumers to print dot paper notepads for free. Livescribe’s partner, Vision Objects, is offering “MyScript for Livescribe” text transcription software, which allows note takers to seamlessly transcribe their handwritten notes into text. The software will be available with the Livescribe Desktop for Windows (version 1.4). With MyScript for Livescribe, physicians can make edits to their converted text and even create a personal dictionary of frequently used words to ensure a more accurate conversion. The text can be copied and pasted into a variety of applications, including Microsoft Word and Outlook. PHILIPS IPILL TARGETS TREATMENT FOR DIGESTIVE TRACT DISEASES ANDOVER, MA - Philips Research has debuted its new intelligent pill technology “iPill”, targeted at assisting drug development and enabling new therapies for digestive tract disorders such as Crohn’s disease, colitis and colon cancer. The iPill is a capsule, the same size as a camera pill, and has been designed to be swallowed and to pass through the digestive tract naturally. It can be electronically programmed to control the delivery of medicine according to a pre-deﬁned drug release proﬁle. The iPill determines its location in the intestinal tract by measuring the local acidity of its environment. Armed with this pH information and Philips’ new intelligent pill data about capsule technology, the “iPill.” transit times, the (Source: Reuters) location in the gut can be determined with good accuracy. The iPill releases medicine from its drug reservoir via a microprocessor controlled pump, allowing accurate programmable drug delivery. In addition, the capsule is designed to measure local temperature, and report measurements wirelessly to an external receiver unit. L.P. has made available its Enterprise 101 paging software for medical practitioners’ ofﬁces. Enterprise 101 enables clients to send pre-deﬁned or custom alphanumeric messages to an individual pager or groups of pagers within two seconds. Messages can be sent to pagers on the ﬂy or on a scheduled InterPage has released new paging software for medical practitioners. basis. All messages sent are stored with a date and time stamp to address faster access to images. Features of the Merge Mobile App include remote stack HIPAA compliance issues. Applications for this solution include viewing using the iPhone multi-touch patient notiﬁcation and intra-ofﬁce commu- interface, scroll, contrast adjustment, nication between staff members and teams. zoom and pan. Messages can also be sent to wide area pagers, cell phones, PDA’s or any email-addressable device. MEDICAL IMAGING TOOL LAUNCHED FOR IPHONE MILWAUKEE - Merge Healthcare has released its new Merge Mobile tool, which provides access to CT, MRI, X-ray and other images via the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The vendor is offering a free demo version of the product in the App Store. iPhone and iPod applications built on Merge Mobile will allow radiologists to view emergency cases, consult with colleagues and The new Merge Mobile tool securely forward provides access to images care information to via the iPhone and iPod. a patient’s referring physician. Merge Mobile uses advanced remote rendering techniques such as multi-planar reconstruction, which eliminate downloading of large data quantities and enable Intel’s new home monitoring device is designed to track chronic and age-related conditions. INTEL INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY FOR HOME MONITORING - Intel has rolled out its ﬁrst in a series of health monitoring devices aimed at tracking chronic and age-related conditions. The new technology, which connects patients and physicians, gives the company a foothold in what is considered a new category of personal health systems. The Intel Health Guide goes beyond the simple patient monitoring systems on the market today, Intel executives said. It combines an in-home patient device with an online interface - the Intel Health Care Management Suite - making it possible for clinicians to monitor patients in their homes and manage care remotely. 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