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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Duke University Health System has selected PatientKeeper® to be its core mobile computing infrastruc
DURHAM, N.C. and BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 12, 2004 – Duke University Health System has selected PatientKeeper® to be its core mobile computing infrastructure and to provide a variety of applications to its physicians, including clinical results, dictation, and structured assessment. Physicians and residents at Duke University Hospital, Durham Regional Hospital, Raleigh Community Hospital and Duke University Affiliated Physicians will access clinical information, dictate notes, complete assessment and access Duke-developed applications from their mobile devices. This significant expansion follows the deployment of PatientKeeper Clinical Application Suite at Raleigh Community Hospital.
“We felt DUHS had several unique requirements that would drive us to a vendor that could deliver mobile computing capabilities beyond clinical results,” said Asif Ahmad, vice president and CIO of Duke University Health System and Medical Center. “We needed a product that was scalable and able to integrate with our hospitals' multi-vendor patient information systems. In addition, we wanted a single solution for mobile computing that could handle both our inpatient and outpatient environments. What we found in PatientKeeper was the company that met all of those requirements.”
Duke University Health System is ranked among the top healthcare organizations in the country. The health system is both expansive and diverse, including an academic medical center; two community hospitals (Durham Regional Hospital and Raleigh Community Hospital); primary and specialty care clinics; home care; hospice; skilled nursing care; wellness centers; and community-based clinical partnerships.
Tightly Integrating and Bridging Numerous Disparate Information Systems
PatientKeeper’s ability to tightly integrate with numerous disparate information system earned high marks with Duke. By connecting directly to existing information systems—rather than replying on a replicated database of clinical information—Duke can avoid costly HL7 interfaces and ensure better security, manageability, and performance.
“We were looking for a mobile computing product that we could leverage for use throughout the Duke University Health System,” said Dr. Michael Russell, associate CIO for clinical affairs.
“We also wanted to expand the PDA solution framework to collect and deliver hospital, departmental or specialty-specific data with custom tailored applications. PatientKeeper’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) allow us to use those tools to develop DUHS-specific applications. We can use the bi-directional functionality of the PK applications and mobile computing framework to send and collect data from the PDAs. In addition, we wanted to expand beyond delivery of information to the PDA, and have the Clinical Application Suite, and other vendor and DUHS applications, accessible through a web portal, which incorporates CCOW standards.”
The PatientKeeper Platform™ will also serve to bridge Duke’s diverse information environments, which currently includes MEDITECH, Siemens, as well as the core DUHS information system. The result is convenient and uniform access to information for the clinician from anywhere in the entire health system, regardless of setting or information environment.
“Duke is a very advanced user of mobile computing and has developed a wide array of mobile applications for their physicians. We are excited to become a key element in their infrastructure and potentially to be able to offer Duke-authored applications to our customer base,” said Paul W. Brient, PatientKeeper president and CEO.
Open, Extensible Platform Suits Needs of World-Class IS Department
Duke is a sophisticated user of mobile solutions with a history of innovation. Duke IS intends to utilize the PatientKeeper Software Development Kits (SDKs) to build additional applications. Not only will this simplify the management, maintenance and distribution of the applications, but it will dramatically reduce the time required to develop new applications. The PatientKeeper Platform provides services to access clinical data and to share business logic and data across applications.
A broad portfolio of applications is currently available for the PatientKeeper Platform. The PatientKeeper Clinical Application Suite consists of a variety of tools for accessing and analyzing all types of patient data such laboratory results, medication lists, allergies, and clinical documentation. The PatientKeeper Charge Capture Application Suite automates a billing process that typically relies on individual billing cards. Instead of jotting information on the cards, doctors use the PatientKeeper system to simply check off the diagnosis data and services performed on their handhelds. The PatientKeeper Dictation Application allows physicians to document easily and effectively with their PDAs. Physicians no longer have to locate telephones and enter a lengthy sequence of digits just to begin the dictation process.
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper, Inc. provides healthcare professionals with mobile computing solutions that help improve patient care and curb rising costs. The PatientKeeper Platform easily integrates with existing systems and securely delivers patient information to clinicians' mobile devices. PatientKeeper and its partners have created a portfolio of mobile applications that support a wide spectrum of tasks, including rounding support, clinical results and charge capture. Leading healthcare institutions and vendors have already standardized on the PatientKeeper Platform. For more information, visit our Web site at www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.
About Duke University Health System
Duke University Health System is a non-profit, fully integrated academic healthcare system dedicated to providing patient care, professional education and biomedical research. The Duke University Health System includes: Duke University Hospital; Durham Regional Hospital; Raleigh Community Hospital; ambulatory surgery centers; primary and specialty care clinics; home care, hospice, skilled nursing care; wellness centers; and community-based clinical partnerships and is integrated with the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke University School of Nursing
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