Leading U.K. Application Vendor iSOFT PLC Selects Health Language Technology; Relationship Represents Major Expansion into U.K. market for Health Language, Inc.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech WritersAURORA Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 iSOFT PLC has selected Health Language's Cyber+LE for its clinical terminology module and services. ISOFT is one of the world's leading suppliers of application systems for hospitals and healthcare organizations in both the public and private sectors. Health Language, Inc., is the world's leading supplier of medical vocabulary and concept-based software server technology. Health Language's Cyber+LE(TM) Language Engine(TM) is a revolutionary technology that enables physicians, nurses, insurance companies, payors and others to interact and share medical information at a deep relational level despite varying terminologies. Cyber+LE, based on a patent-pending knowledge management model, is currently the only software available to the healthcare industry that can accurately relate complex medical terminology Medical terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science-based manner. This systematic approach to word building and term comprehension is based on the concept of: (1) Word roots, (2) from disparate databases of controlled medical vocabularies. One significant advantage of the HLi middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a is the reduction in time to market for the development of the clinical terminology module, and in the flexibility which iSOFT can expose through its products in the use, extension, mapping and customization of the SNOMED CT SNOMED (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine), is a systematically organised computer processable collection of medical terminology covering most areas of clinical information such as diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, pharmaceuticals etc. content to suit particular clinical and organizational settings. 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. Steve Graham, iSOFT's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , "This strategic partnership is yet another example of iSOFT's commitment to innovation in healthcare. The developments we are planning based on the HLi middleware will enhance the value proposition of our existing and future product range considerably, offering specific benefits to healthcare professionals and their patients." "We are delighted to participate in and contribute to iSOFT's continuing success," said George T. Schwend, President and 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 Health Language, Inc. "This is the true benefit of LE: enabling faster application development in creating applications that will understand clinicians better by enabling the application to understand underlying medical concepts and codes that clinicians use." About Health Language Inc. Health Language, Inc. is a software infrastructure company that services the healthcare industry. Cyber+LE(TM) creates a common medical index across disparate standards and healthcare information systems, allowing for comprehensive integrated and intelligent management of all health data. Health Language is based in Aurora, Colorado The City of Aurora is the third most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 59th most populous city in the United States.[5] The municipality is split between Arapahoe County and Adams County, with a small portion lying in Douglas County. . Further information on Health Language, Inc is available at www.healthlanguage.com or by calling 303-307-4400. |
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