The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) Selects TekInsight.com e-Government Services to Integrate Disparate Public Health Databases.Health Editors/Technology Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2000 Boston's New Public Health Information System will provide health officials with a single system for retrieving public health data to analyze the latest in local public health trends TekInsight.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEKS TEKS Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (Texas educational standards for K-12) , TEKSW), an Internet development company that offers software and services based on its Streaming XML Streaming XML means dynamic data which is in an XML format. Another popular use of this term refers to one method of consuming XML data – largely known as Simple API for XML. This is via asynchronous events that are generated as the XML data is parsed. technology, today announced that the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC BPHC Boston Public Health Commission BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care ) has selected TekInsight's e-Government Services to connect its several independent public health databases. The integrated Public Health Information System (PHIS) will provide public health information to City of Boston officials. The 18-month project for application development is valued at $1.9 million and began August 21, 2000. The project is scheduled to be completed by December 2001. TekInsight e-Government Services will create and reconfigure a new solution for the transformation of current BPHC fragmented applications into a single enterprise system. "TekInsight's e-Government Services brings the necessary experience and resources to integrate and streamline disparate public health databases. The aggregated data will provide the Boston public health community with the ability to manage programs more effectively, analyze data in greater detail, serve constituents more effectively and interpret local public health trends," said Alex Kalpaxis, Chairman of TekInsight.com. "The BPHC selection of TekInsight e-Government Services demonstrates our ability to provide customers with a beneficial e-gov solution in a timely manner." During the past 10 years, as the business process and public health programs have evolved at the BPHC, several independent information systems have been designed and implemented to satisfy the requirements for collecting and reporting data. Within the BPHC, Research and Technology Services (RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. ) is responsible for providing the BPHC with information systems that satisfy administrative, research, evaluation and program needs. In the last several years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time BPHC has grown rapidly and new challenges have become apparent - including maintaining applications as business processes and rules change, integrating data across disparate systems, creating a user-friendly interface and providing quick and reliable access to data. While RTS continues to address the BPHC's immediate information system needs, its goal is to update its systems in order to provide a seamless and coordinated system that can be used in more than 25 different service areas. "We are looking to TekInsight e-Government Services to develop an integrated system that allows our programs to provide the highest level of service for Boston residents" said Lise Fried, Director of Research and Technology Services. The BPHC's Public Health Information System is a natural extension of public health promotion and disease prevention that will assist in improving and enhancing the quality of life for Boston residents. The PHIS will play a critical role in the development of public health care policy and provide detailed information about public health priorities as well as evaluate effectiveness, overall accessibility and quality of public health -based services. About the BPHC The Boston Public Health Commission, created in July 1996 is an independent public agency comprised of a variety of preventive health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . The Commission, which serves as the City's board of health, is governed by a seven member board appointed by Mayor Thomas M. Menino. This board, chaired by David Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , provides oversight and direction to the health department's wide range of public health programs and services, which is overseen by John Auerbach as Executive Director. The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission is to protect, preserve and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The mission is met through the provision and support of accessible, high quality and community based health care, disease and injury prevention, health promotion and health education. Through its programs and services, the Boston Public Health Commission provides and supports high quality, community-oriented and community based services through health promotion, education, and disease and injury prevention. Services are delivered in a variety of settings including area hospitals, community health centers, community-based organizations and clients' homes. Public Health services can reach residents throughout Boston's sixteen neighborhoods in some way: immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. efforts, hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. abatement, maternal and child health care, substance abuse treatment, emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. and infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. control are all carried out under the aegis of public health. In addition, as the public agency charged with responding to newly identified and emerging health problems, the Commission has the capacity to create targeted campaigns which can quickly reach affected or at-risk populations to inform them of new health risks. About TekInsight e-Government Services TekInsight e-Government Services provides innovative, web-based technology solutions that help governments better serve their constituents. The company offers customizable applications that enable citizens to use the convenience, speed and affordability of the Internet to interact with their government. TekInsight e-Government Services has 15 years of experience providing state and local governments with backbone infrastructure design and implementation, legacy database connectivity and e-support services. Some successful implementations include the City of Boston, the State of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ,, the State of Florida and the State of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. . TekInsight.com competes in the e-government space shared with companies such as Govconnect.com (Nasdaq: REGI REGI Raptor Education Group Inc (Wisconsin) ), NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. Commerce (Nasdaq: EGOV), ezgov.com, govWorks.com and simplegov.com. About TekInsight.com TekInsight.com is a world-class Internet development company that offers software and services based on its Streaming XML(TM) technology, which harnesses the power of Internet-based information by streaming it into XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and compressing the format for real-time storage and presentation. TekInsight e-Government Services offers states, municipalities and government agencies power and flexibility in designing and implementing custom e-government Internet presences. TekInsight e-Government Services offerings include application development, integration and support. 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Consequently, the forward looking statements contained herein should not be regarded as representations by TekInsight.com, or any other person that the projected outcomes can or will be achieved. |
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