MercuryMD Continues to Expand Hospital Customer Base and Build Industry Strength; Company Implements Its Mobile Patient Data System at Children's Health System of Alabama.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers International MEDITECH Users Conference RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 MercuryMD, a healthcare focused software company that provides hospitals with mobile technology solutions to improve clinical workflow and operational efficiencies, today announced its latest MData implementation, new customers, and its participation in two upcoming industry events - the MEDITECH Users Group Conference (MUSE) and the largest electronic patient record conference, TEPR TEPR Toward an Electronic Patient Record Conference 2003. MercuryMD's mobile data system, the MData Enterprise System, was successfully implemented at Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. - the main component of the health system and the only free standing pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. hospital in Alabama. It provides kid-centered care to over 13,000 inpatients and 600,000 outpatients a year for children throughout the state of Alabama. "We chose this system because it allows our physicians to provide more personal and efficient patient care," said Pam Atkins, divisional director of information technology at Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. System. MData was also recently purchased by two additional U.S. hospitals, bringing the total number of hospital systems that have chosen MData for their enterprise's mobile strategy to 23 - representing over 70 hospitals nationwide. MercuryMD's MData Enterprise System was named one of the three top finalists in the Fourth Annual TEPR Awards in the "Wireless Solutions for Hospitals" category. The awards, which will be presented at the TEPR 2003 Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. on May 12th, will recognize just eight health information technology companies out of 73 entries. In addition to participating in the "Best of Breed Finalists for HIT Solutions" at TEPR, MercuryMD will be exhibiting at Booth 528 and Alan Ying, MercuryMD's 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. , will be presenting, "Building a Foundation for Mobile Order Entry" on Tuesday, May 13th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Additionally, Ying will be moderating a panel discussion on "Mobile Technology: Effects on Residency Work Hours" on Tuesday, May 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. MercuryMD will also be exhibiting at Booth 209 at the 2003 International MEDITECH Users Conference (MUSE) in Anaheim, CA from May 7-10. MercuryMD's CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , William Lawson William Lawson (2 June1774 – 16 June1850) was an explorer of New South Wales, Australia who co-discovered a passage inland through the Blue Mountains from Sydney. , will be presenting with Frank Fortner, Senior Vice President of Iatric Systems, on Thursday, May 8th at 10 a.m. in Session #322. Their presentation, "Practical PDAs: Handhelds for the Real-World," will focus on the two most widely used platforms for handheld devices in the healthcare industry, Microsoft's PocketPC and the Palm Operating System. Alan Ying will also be presenting "Building Mobile Strategies to Improve Patient Care: Data Delivery as the Foundation" on Thursday, May 8th at 2 p.m. in session #301 at the MUSE Conference. About MercuryMD MercuryMD is a private, healthcare-focused software company that provides hospitals with mobile technology solutions to improve clinical workflow and operational efficiencies. MercuryMD's MData(TM) Enterprise System integrates hospital data and delivers patient information directly to clinicians' handheld devices enabling them to have anytime access to current and comprehensive clinical data. This data can include up-to-date patient census lists, demographics, laboratory results, diagnostic reports, medication lists, consults and other transcribed reports. MData enables hospitals to enhance patient care, decrease medical errors, and shorten length of stay by improving clinical workflow and efficiency. MData supports both Palm OS and Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. . Copyright (C) 2003 MercuryMD, Inc. All rights reserved. The MercuryMD logo, MercuryMD, Data is the difference, MData Enterprise System, and MData are registered trademarks of MercuryMD, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respected companies. |
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