InteGreat Incorporates MEDCIN+ Alerts - A Breakthrough in Computer Support of Patient Care.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 InteGreat Inc. announced today the availability of the MEDCIN+ Charting Engine in its IC-Chart(TM) Electronic Medical Record, adding a ground-breaking real-time alert capability. MEDCIN's intelligent clinical engine provides support for physicians at the point of care. New MEDCIN+ with alerts signals physicians about dangers in tests ordered, procedures requested, or medications prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). . MEDCIN's Alerts enable a physician to perform a problem-oriented review of the patient's chart and decide whether to continue with, modify or cancel an order. It performs a 100% check of the patient's entire history in milliseconds. "What matters in medicine happens at the point of care. MEDCIN+ Alerts enables a new generation of computer capabilities in medicine. It's the most important development in making the EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. useful in caring for patients in real time," said Peter S. Goltra, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Medicomp. "The MEDCIN+ Alerts capability allows us to provide an expert system to clinicians, yet with all of the easy-to-use, intuitive characteristics of IC-Chart. This is truly a break through at the point-of-care," said David Koeller, InteGreat's president. The alerts engine, developed with physicians in the Cornell, Harvard, and other medical systems includes over 130,000 alert conditions with four levels of potential severity. "As medicine has become so complex, Medicomp's alerts elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. the computerized medical record to that of guardian of safe patient care," said Edmund Herrold, MD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. . MEDCIN+ has been incorporated within IC-Chart's Advanced Encounters module. InteGreat will be demonstrating this new capability at the Health Information Management Systems Symposium (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. beginning February 23rd. MEDCIN is currently in use by over 35,000 clinicians, including U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System. About Medicomp Systems Medicomp Systems, the publisher of MEDCIN, has worked for 25 years with practicing physicians at Cornell, Harvard, John Harvard, John, 1607–38, English minister in America and first major benefactor of Harvard College, b. Southwark, England, M.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1635. He immigrated in 1637 to Charlestown, Mass. Hopkins and other major medical centers to develop a clinical and documentation engine for use at the point-of-care. MEDCIN, which provides an extensive database of clinical findings with links to thousands of diagnoses, is quickly becoming a standard for the acquisition of medical information by physicians. Licensees include the Department of Defense Military Health System and leading clinical software vendors. Medicomp Systems is a privately-held company based in Chantilly, Virginia Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), the community population was 41,041 as of the 2000 census. . For further information, please visit www.medicomp.com. About InteGreat InteGreat is a leading provider of clinical software and information solutions for physician group practices. The Company's IC-Chart software is a modular electronic medical record that helps physicians and other clinicians streamline their workflow, resulting in more time spent on patient care, and less time on clerical tasks. IC-Chart automates the most common physician activities including prescribing, capturing charges, ordering lab tests, viewing results, and documenting clinical encounters. IC-Chart supports HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliance programs through comprehensive access audits. Because of its browser-based design, intuitive user interface and compatibility with existing physician workflow, IC-Chart has the widest acceptance by physicians of any EMR on the market today. Its modular implementation not only fits with most groups' capital budgets, it can also produce a significant return on investment in the first year of use. Using a single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. , physicians can access clinical data anytime and from anywhere. InteGreat is a privately-held company in Scottsdale, Ariz., with clients nationwide. For further information, please visit www.igreat.com. |
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