3M Health Information Systems Uses IONA Technologies' Orbix to Securely Distribute Patient Records.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1998--IONA Technologies (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IONAY) announced today that 3M Health Information Systems, has selected IONA Technologies' Orbix(r) family of products as the infrastructure for implementation of the 3M(tm) Master Member Index at Baptist Florida Medical Center. The 3M Master Member Index is the patient identification directory of a computer-based patient record computer-based patient record Electronic medical record Health informatics A 'personal health library' providing access to all resources on a Pt's health history and insurance information (CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac ) system. It assigns unique numeric identifiers to patients and members whose records are stored on databases designed for various hospitals, clinics and physician offices. Through the use of these identifiers, dispersed patient information can be brought together and merged into an individual, computer-based record for each patient. Physicians can then access and receive consolidated, up-to-date information on patients, saving many hours of professional time and allowing for the improvement of patient care. IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. is the world leader in Making Software Work Together(tm). IONA's Orbix family of products enable the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of disparate systems which, in this case, allows medical practitioners to access patient information from heterogeneous information systems in various locations. Orbix, based on CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global (Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. ), offers an open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced based solution for integration of heterogeneous information systems. "We chose IONA Technologies' Orbix because it is a market leading implementation of CORBA. CORBA offers a level of interoperability that allows us to access data from a combination of many different healthcare systems in an efficient manner," stated Jesse Tonks Tonks may refer to:
"The critical nature of the healthcare industry demands that technology systems be robust, dependable and scalable - IONA's Orbix family of products delivers these three things," stated Colin Newman Colin Newman (born 16 September 1954, Salisbury, Wiltshire) is an English musician, record producer and record label boss. Biography Newman is a member of the art rock band, Wire. When the band temporarily split in 1980, Newman pursued a solo career. , executive vice president of IONA Technologies. "3M's use of Orbix is a perfect example of how our products make software work together in a mission-critical environment. This use of Orbix ensures interoperability within the healthcare industry and allows medical practitioners in various fields to rely on the accuracy and timeliness of a single source of data - the patient record." 3M Health Information Systems, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , with offices in Wallingford, Conn. and Silver Spring, MD, is a leading supplier of clinically based information systems to nearly 4,000 hospitals, health care enterprises, managed care organizations and medical group practices. 3M Health Information Systems is a business of 3M, a diversified international company with a health care business consisting of over 10,000 medical, surgical, consumer, home health care, dental and pharmaceutical products. More information about 3M Health Information Systems is available on the Internet at www.3mhis.com. Founded in 1991, IONA Technologies (NASDAQ:IONAY) is the world leader in Making Software Work Together(tm). IONA's leading product, Orbix(r), provides customers with a standards based enterprise middleware solution to make diverse software components work together in a reliable, dependable and scaleable manner. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC's market research, Orbix, which is used by over 3,500 businesses worldwide and conforms to the Object Management Group's CORBA specification, is the world's leading object middleware product. NOTE TO EDITORS: To access IONA press releases and background material on the web, visit: http://www.iona.com/news/pressroom/. If you would like to receive IONA press releases by e-mail, contact Tom Murphy at tmurphy@iona.com Orbix is a registered trademark of IONA Technologies. Making Software Work Together is a trademark of IONA Technologies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 3M is a trademark of the 3M Company.
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