BOSTON, Mass., and HUDSON, Mass., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- PatientKeeper(R), a leading provider of mobile computing solutions for healthcare, and Skyscape(R), Inc., a leading provider of mobile medical reference solutions, today announced that the PatientKeeper Reference Library(TM) now includes Skyscape’s collection of over 225 medical and nursing references. The PatientKeeper Reference Library links patient information -- such as medication lists, diagnosis code, lab panels, etc. -- to the wealth of clinical knowledge available in medical references through leading providers such as Skyscape.
With the PatientKeeper Reference Library, healthcare professionals can access medical references in the context of a specific patient’s relevant data and return selected entries back into PatientKeeper. For example, a physician can search drug databases directly from a patient’s active medication list, choose an appropriate discharge medication, and return the selection back to an electronic prescription pad -- all on the PatientKeeper Platform(TM). In addition, the physician may choose to look up a table of differential diagnoses in one of the many popular Skyscape-powered references (such as Griffith’s Five-Minute Clinical Consult) and add it to a patient’s active problem list.
“Doctors want to rely on an integrated mobile tool when caring for their patients,” said Matthew Lemer, M.D., New York Presbyterian Medical Center. “This partnership has many significant benefits. Trusted, peer-reviewed medical references combined with current patient data at the point of care saves us considerable time, increases diagnosis confidence, and most importantly improves the quality of patient care.”
“PatientKeeper and Skyscape are perfectly matched because both provide clinicians with timely information at the point of care,” said Sandeep Shah, CEO of Skyscape. “Combined, doctors can now access their patient’s clinical data as well as consult Skyscape’s trusted, evidence-based and context- sensitive references to make an informed clinical decision in the palm of their hand.”
Skyscape delivers reputable mobile medical information, by partnering with the world’s leading publishers, to more than 325,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, residents, and medical students. Skyscape’s portfolio consists of a library of suites called Constellation(TM) -- each Constellation being an innovative suite of specialty focused decision support tools, including popular clinical references, drug guides, dictionaries, drug interaction guides, evidence-based medicine modules, clinical guidelines, and calculators. As a result, Constellation provides an all in one solution through an expanding list of over 225 references, including Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, DSM-IV-TR, the ACP PIER Database, and more.
“Skyscape offers the industry’s most extensive collection of medical references for use on mobile devices,” said Paul W. Brient, president and CEO at PatientKeeper. “By integrating this knowledgebase into the PatientKeeper Reference Library, we are offering healthcare professionals immediate access to a vast storehouse of medical knowledge.”
The PatientKeeper Platform connects mobile devices with existing hospital information systems. Featuring an open architecture, it supports a broad and growing portfolio of mobile applications, including PatientKeeper Clinical Results(TM), PatientKeeper Charge Capture(TM), PatientKeeper Mobile Dictation(TM), PatientKeeper ePrescription(TM) (Powered by DrFirst), PatientKeeper Reference Library, and more.
About PatientKeeper
PatientKeeper, Inc. provides healthcare professionals with mobile computing solutions that deliver clinical and financial benefits. The PatientKeeper Platform easily integrates with existing information systems. PatientKeeper and its partners have created a portfolio of applications that allow doctors to interactively manage patient information, view clinical results, enter charges, dictate notes, write prescriptions, and more. For more information, visit http://www.patientkeeper.com/ or call 617-987-0300.
About Skyscape
Skyscape is the leading provider of interactive, intelligent mobile solutions for healthcare enterprises and individual practitioners. Skyscape provides full, seamless integration for more than 225 of the most respected medical references, from more than 30 major medical publishers, for 35 medical specialties, via its patented smARTlink(TM) technology. Skyscape’s mobile platform enables the enterprise-wide deployment of the industry’s most extensive portfolio of handheld medical and nursing reference information to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare decision making at the point- of-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, SUNY and Kaiser Permanente. Skyscape’s solutions are available on multiple platforms, including Palm OS(R), Windows(R) CE and Pocket PC. For more information about Skyscape, visit http://www.skyscape.com/.
Contacts: Stephen S. Hau, PatientKeeper, shau@patientkeeper.com, (617) 987-0304 David Powers, aMate Communications, david@amatecommunications.com, (617) 797-5214 Erica King, Skyscape, Inc., erica@skyscape.com, (978) 562-5555 Mark McClennan, Schwartz Communications, Inc., skyscape@schwartz-pr.com, (781) 684-0770
Skyscape and smARTlink are registered trademarks. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
PatientKeeper, Inc.
CONTACT: Stephen S. Hau of PatientKeeper, +1-617-987-0304,shau@patientkeeper.com; or David Powers of aMate Communications forPatientKeeper, +1-617-797-5214, david@amatecommunications.com; or Erica Kingof Skyscape, Inc., +1-978-562-5555, erica@skyscape.com; or Mark McClennan ofSchwartz Communications, Inc. for Skyscape, Inc., +1-781-684-0770,skyscape@schwartz-pr.com
