American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists Study Finds Skyscape Provides Best Drug Interaction Software for PDAs.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers HUDSON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 Mobile Medical Reference Leader Receives Top Scores for Accuracy, Comprehensiveness and Ease-of-Use Skyscape skyscape a view or representation of the sky, especially in a painting, photograph, etc. See also: Representation (R), Inc. (www.skyscape.com), the leading provider of enterprise-wide mobile medical and nursing solutions, today announced that a recently released study in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists found that Skyscape-powered references were the best drug interaction software available for PDAs. The independent study evaluated nine drug interaction software programs for handheld computers from seven companies, including Skyscape and ePocrates. The study rated them based on their ease-of-use, comprehensiveness and accuracy. Skyscape-powered iFacts(TM) (Facts & Comparisons' Drug Interaction Facts) was recognized as the best software program overall and received a perfect score in terms of comprehensiveness and a ranking of 390 out of 400 for accuracy, which was the highest ranking for accuracy. By comparison, five of the nine references reviewed received a comprehensiveness score of 100 or less out of 200, with a popular free drug interaction reference receiving only 50 out of 200 points for its comprehensiveness. Two of Skyscape's references, Mosby's Drug Consult and iFacts, were ranked first and second in terms of ease-of-use. The February 2004 study stated that, "The exceptionally easy-to-use interface of Mosby's Drug Consult software and iFacts (both by Skyscape) proved fastest in determining management of relevant interactions." "This American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists report reinforces what Skyscape customers have known for years: Skyscape set the standard for drug references for PDAs when we introduced our first title in 1994 and we continue to innovate and lead the market today. Skyscape provides the hands-down best, most comprehensive, accurate, and easy-to-use integrated references on the market today that no other vendor has yet matched," said RJ Mathew, vice president of marketing and business development for Skyscape. "Skyscape currently offers more than 180 proven titles, from more than 30 major medical publishers, for 35 distinct specialties and we will continue to expand the breadth and depth of our offerings for all medical professionals." About iFacts--The best drug interaction software for PDAs In a world where patients frequently take multiple medications, drug interaction analyzers, such as iFacts, are critical to enabling practitioners to quickly check potential interactions between drugs and possible side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. . iFacts is the handheld version of Drug Interaction Facts, a best selling drug interaction analyzer from Facts and Comparisons, covering thousands of brand and generic drugs generic drug, a drug sold or prescribed under the nonproprietary name of its active ingredients or under a generally descriptive name rather than under a brand or trade name. . iFacts enables the practitioner to refer to accurate and reliable information regarding drug interactions at the point-of-care. Skyscape indexes the information on the handheld by group, significance, and by generic and trade name, allowing practitioners to access the information that they need in a professional and efficient manner. With Skyscape's patented smARTlink(TM) technology, iFacts can easily cross-index with other clinical and drug prescription products from Skyscape to provide a powerful and integrated source of clinical information. About Skyscape Skyscape is the leading provider of interactive, intelligent mobile solutions for healthcare enterprises and individual practitioners. Unlike other products on the market, Skyscape provides full, 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. for more than 180 of the most respected medical references, for 35 medical specialties Medical Specialties See also anatomy; disease and illness; drugs; health; remedies; surgery. adenography the science of the description of glands. — adenographic, adj. , via its patented smARTlink technology. Skyscape's mobile platform enables the enterprise-wide deployment of the industry's most extensive portfolio of handheld medical and nursing reference information to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare decision making at the point-of-care. Skyscape utilizes its patented ART (Advanced Reference and Transaction) infrastructure technology to create compelling high-value solutions for handheld devices that reflect and support the intuitive thought processes This is a list of thinking styles, methods of thinking (thinking skills), and types of thought. See also the List of thinking-related topic lists, the List of philosophies and the . of the medical practitioner. Skyscape has the largest installed base of paying customers in the industry, including individual and communities of medical practitioners at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. , Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a hospital in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Partners HealthCare. , Stanford Medical School, Partners Health System, Duke University, Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic: see Mayo, Charles Horace. Mayo Clinic voluntary association of more than 500 physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. [Am. Hist.: EB, 11: 723] See : Medicine , SUNY SUNY - State University of New York and Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. . Skyscape's solutions are available on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , including Palm OS(R), Windows(R) CE and Pocket PC. For more information about Skyscape, please visit our Website at www.skyscape.com. Skyscape and smARTlink are registered trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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