Skyscape Receives U.S. Patent for Its ART Technology That Creates Information in Context for Mobile Devices.Business/Technology Editors HUDSON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 Raising the Bar for Mobile Data Use--Solutions Enable Professionals To Make More Informed Decisions, Quickly and Accurately Skyscape skyscape a view or representation of the sky, especially in a painting, photograph, etc. See also: Representation , Inc., the leading provider of intelligent, interactive mobile solutions for the healthcare community, today announced that it received U.S. patent #6,389,461 for its ART(TM) (Advanced Reference and Transaction) Engine, smARTab(TM) and smARTlink(TM) technologies. The company has developed unique technology for aggregating information from any source, organizing the information and then creating linked, context-sensitive solutions for PDAs, cell phones and other devices. This means, for the first time, information can be quickly translated and automatically linked to similar electronic solutions in context to support the decision-making process of mobile professionals. "Mobile and handheld devices are revolutionizing the way we access information, but the current way information is presented does not meet the needs of the mobile professional," said Sandeep Shah, 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 Skyscape. "Until now, these devices have really only been used to store personal information and phone numbers. Skyscape solutions allow these devices to be effectively used in the mainstream work of mobile professionals." Almost all mobile professionals operate on a common paradigm. They "think, refer and act." A physician might think about a possible disease, then about possible treatment strategies, then refer to a prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, reference and to a book on drug interactions, and finally act by writing a prescription. Skyscape's patented technology architecture aggregates information from diverse data sources, integrates reference and transaction information under a common paradigm, enables real-time navigation and exploration of huge, growing data stores, delivers relevant information in very rapid fashion, and processes rapidly increasing volumes of information--allowing mobile professionals to easily and naturally access the information they need to make better-informed decisions. The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent for Skyscape's ART Engine and its associated data structures, processes, methods and interfaces. The smARTlink and smARTab technology is the first to put information in context for handheld users, following the intuitive "think, refer, act" model. Unlike hyperlinks, Skyscape's technology architecture allows for context-sensitive linking to new information without updating or adding hard links. This means when new content is added, it is automatically available in the proper context for use by the mobile professional. With smARTlink, users can switch from one information source to another without having to access new Web pages or wait while new files open. Skyscape's solutions respond as fast as users think. The patent also covers Skyscape's ability to automatically translate information into a device independent representation that can be immediately deployed to any target platform. "Given the challenges facing the healthcare industry, particularly those related to medical errors and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. , evolved mobile healthcare strategies present competitive, intuitive solutions to such challenges," said Alex Slawsby, research analyst at IDC. "Streamlining healthcare processes in a logical and efficient manner, such solutions have the potential to improve research and reference activities in other vertical industries as well." Skyscape In Action - Revolutionizing the Way Information is Served to Physicians and Medical Professionals at the Point-of-Care The first commercial application of the ART engine and smART technology infrastructure has been in the medical industry--revolutionizing medical knowledge management. With the increasingly mobile nature of doctors and the rapid pace of medical information change, critical new healthcare issues have arisen including an increase in the number of prescription errors and a decrease in the time doctors have to spend with patients. This translates into an increase in medical errors, which account for as many as 44,000 deaths per year. Skyscape's solutions bring critical, actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. information to doctors, in a context they can use--reducing the time doctors need to spend consulting information and adding value by enabling complex information queries and access to the latest drug information. Research has shown that the ability to capture and retrieve information at the point-of-care can reduce the time it takes to deliver care in half and can significantly reduce prescription errors. The power of handhelds has been recognized by the medical industry, with almost 50 percent of doctors today using the devices. Through the use of Skyscape solutions on their handhelds, physicians can diagnose diagnose /di·ag·nose/ (di´ag-nos) to identify or recognize a disease. di·ag·nose v. 1. To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis. 2. illnesses, determine treatment, prescribe pre·scribe v. To give directions, either orally or in writing, for the preparation and administration of a remedy to be used in the treatment of a disease. medication, identify drug interactions, calculate dosages, and perform all the necessary steps involved with quality patient care right at the patient's bedside. ART-based solutions enable practitioners to follow their own intuitive thought process and workflow, improving care quality and reducing administrative time. Skyscape's solutions are trusted by more than 90,000 registered users at leading medical institutions such as 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. , 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. , 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 , 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 , and Kaiser Permanante. "When seeing patients in pre-op clinic, I frequently consult Drug Guide for Physicians (DrDrugs(TM)) through Skyscape to see exactly what some of the new drugs my patients are taking," said Carter Cherry, anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated. Mentioned in: Anesthesia, General, Appendectomy, Parathyroidectomy anesthesiologist , Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Medical Center. "In the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. I find Sota Omoigui's Anesthesia anesthesia (ănĭsthē`zhə) [Gr.,=insensibility], loss of sensation, especially that of pain, induced by drugs, especially as a means of facilitating safe surgical procedures. Drug Handbook (AnesthesiaDrugs(TM)) program most useful for details on the drugs. I find the information in it quite detailed usually allowing me to answer the question I have." Recognizing the unique power of Skyscape's smART solutions, the world's leading medical publishers have partnered with Skyscape to bring their trusted medical content to handhelds including Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Elsevier Health Sciences, Thompson, Springer-Verlag/Bertlesmann, Facts and Comparisons, F.A. Davis and many others. About Skyscape Skyscape is the leading provider of intelligent, interactive mobile solutions for the healthcare community. Skyscape utilizes its patented ART(TM) (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's solutions significantly improve the quality and efficiency of medical decision making--at the point of care--by enabling doctors to diagnose illnesses, determine treatment, prescribe medication, identify drug interactions, calculate dosages and perform all the necessary steps involved with quality patient care. Skyscape has the largest installed base of paying customers in the industry including individual and communities of medical practitioners at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Stanford Medical School, Partners Health System, Duke University, Mayo Clinic, 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. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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