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Biologix-IT Chooses SYWARE’s Visual CE®, Rapid Application Development Environment, for Mobile Healthcare Information System
by SYWARE Staff
Effective management of a medical practice begins
with a complete and accurate record of services
performed. Too often, though, physicians record the
details of patient encounters in the time honored
tradition -- scribbled notes. These must then be
deciphered by office staff before being entered
into a billing system and submitted to payers.
Ambiguous or incomplete information at the point of
care means problems downstream -- processing
delays, rejected claims, and services provided but
never accounted for. As payer organizations
evaluate claims with ever-closer scrutiny,
physicians needs tools that allow them to easily
capture all services performed, in terms that
payers will accept.
To address this issue, Biologix-IT (http://www.biolog
ix-it.com), a Kansas City, Missouri, firm
specializing in healthcare applications and
information management solutions for private
medical groups, applied handheld technology to the
problem. Using Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and
SYWARE’s Visual CE® database and forms development
software (http://www.syware.com), the company developed AIMS Mobility, a new
mobile healthcare information system. AIMS Mobility
integrates with Biologix-IT’s flagship product, the
Acute In-Patient Management System (AIMS), used by
ICU and hospitalist medical groups across the US.
Using handhelds, physicians can now record
information about patient encounters in a way that
balances physician convenience, the needs of the
medical group, and stringent payer requirements.
This information is then wirelessly delivered to
the practice’s central management system where a
master database tracks patient progress, generates
bills, and analyzes overall outcomes and
demographics.
Based on SYWARE’s Visual CE database and forms
development environment, AIMS Mobility guides
physicians through the patient encounter to ensure
that information collected is complete, accurate,
and conforms to standards required for
reimbursement. An intuitive forms design, with
features such as pick lists and check boxes, allows
doctors to quickly maneuver through the fields
while recording all relevant details. The forms are
structured to reflect the flow of activities during
the patient encounter, including symptoms, history,
exam findings, diagnosis, services performed, time
spent, tests ordered, and follow-up. As information
is entered, new windows, cascading as needed,
capture all relevant details associated with
symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment plan.
“Visual CE offers a rapid and stable path to our
application that is 10 times faster than
traditional development products such as Visual
Basic or Visual C++,” said Chuck Colley, President
of Biologix-IT. "I can choose from a list of
command sequences for functions like sorting,
filtering, or communications," Colley continued. "I
don’t have to write all the code behind the command
buttons. It’s already done in Visual CE."
Drop-down lists, note boxes, search windows and
many other controls in Visual CE can be sized and
positioned as needed using an intuitive WYSIWYG
environment. This flexibility means that a handheld
application can easily be tailored to meet the
requirements of different medical practices and
physician specialties. The ability to efficiently
capture patient information at the point of care
while complying with payer and regulatory rules can
lead to better outcomes, improved financial
performance, and more satisfying relationships with
payer organizations.
The first rollout of AIMS Mobility was completed at
Midwest Hospital Specialists, an acute care
practice of about 25 physicians serving hospitals
in the greater Kansas City, Missouri, area. Other
rollouts are planned as current AIMS customers move
to extend their system’s capabilities at the point
of care.
About SYWARE
SYWARE, Inc. is a leading developer of mobile
database tools for business and personal
productivity. Founded in 1990, the company offers
innovative data management and connectivity
software for use in a wide range of applications,
including patient monitoring, inventory management,
and field surveys. The cornerstone of SYWARE's
product line is
Visual CE®, the award-winning database and forms
development tool for Windows Mobile and Windows CE
handhelds used by such companies as FedEx,
Hollywood Video, Chevron, and US Geological Survey.
SYWARE is also the creator of mEnable®, a flexible
software architecture for real-time wireless access
to enterprise data located on corporate servers,
and FoneDB® the first database software for
Microsoft Smartphone devices. For more information,
please visit http://www.syware.com.
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For further information, contact:
Frank Yacano, Director of Business Development
SYWARE, Inc.
PO Box 425091
Kendall, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
+1 617.497.1300, Fax: +1 617.497.8729
Email: frank@syware.com, Web: www.syware.com
PR Office:
Shari Worthington, President
Telesian Technology Inc.
49 Midgley Lane
Worcester, MA 01604 USA
+1 508.755.5242, Fax: +1 508.795.1636
Email: sharilee@syware.com
© 2004 SYWARE, Inc. All rights reserved. SYWARE,
Visual CE, Report CE, mEnable, and FoneDB are
registered trademarks of SYWARE, Inc. Other product
and service names mentioned here are trademarks of
their respective owners.
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