SEATTLE, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ScriptIQ and IQMax announced the signing of a strategic partnership to bring Script IQ's healthcare solutions to IQMax's mobile platform. Deployed at more than 6,000 users, Script IQ's solutions have helped medical groups evolve from paper-based systems in the key areas of formulary management, prescription ordering and physician connectivity, and the IQMax platform now extends that evolution to personal, handheld devices.
"The challenges with most mobile platforms have centered on reliability and the ability to provide true anytime, anywhere functionality -- in small and medium clinics and the larger enterprise acute-care environments," said Marc Lilly, CEO of Script IQ. "When our customers expressed interest in extending our solutions to the handheld environment, we wanted to make sure our offerings were robust, scalable and, most importantly, would complement the doctor's existing work patterns without requiring significant training. The breadth and depth of IQMax's enterprise mobile platform made their selection an obvious choice."
"Early attempts at automating the practice of medicine were unsuccessful due to the complexity of the solution and, frankly, a lack of understanding of the doctor's needs," said Paul Adkison, CEO of IQMax. "Script IQ's proven strategy of helping doctor's migrate to new technology in a controlled, measured and evolutionary way, has led to wide-scale adoption and the beginnings of substantive productivity gains and cost-reductions at the point- of-care. This partnership reflects direct feedback from the leading medical groups and continues that practical evolution."
Making Healthcare Easier, Safer and More Affordable One Doctor at a Time
According to the Institute of Medicine, US doctors wrote some 3.3 billion prescriptions in 2001, with a significant increase in patients taking multiple medicines. The growth in prescribing errors has exceeded the overall prescribing rate, costing more than $17 billion in 1999. Script IQ simplifies and clarifies the prescribing process with clear, provider group preferred drug lists, formulary data and prescribing tools that ensure legibility and formulary compliance; reducing errors and fraud, saving money and avoiding complications. The delivery of this critical functionality to a new class of mobile devices, enables the physician to stay informed, improving the quality of healthcare delivery and reducing overall costs.
Enhancing Healthcare Delivery through Intelligent Mobility
IQMax has designed mobile platforms and solutions to arm healthcare users with reliable, robust and easily-adoptable applications that improve productivity and reduce costs without changing the fundamental practice of medicine. IQSpeak(R) (dictation) and IQCharge(TM) (charge capture) provide high value and "best in class" performance in either a wired or wireless environment. The addition of the highly successful Script IQ "Medication Management" and connectivity solutions are a natural addition to IQMax's Palm OS or Pocket PC-based solutions, helping medical groups comply with HIPAA security guidelines, including point-to-point encryption.
About ScriptIQ
Seattle-based Script IQ provides powerful Web-based formulary management, prescribing and physician connectivity tools to medical groups, health plans, and pharmaceutical companies. Their Prescriber Portal(TM) and associated solutions enable physicians to make the most efficacious, cost effective, and formulary compliant choices at the point of care, reducing costs, increasing doctor productivity and improving healthcare delivery. For more information visit: http://www.scriptiq.com/.
About IQMax
Founded in 1999, IQMax Inc. develops software solutions that significantly increase the functionality and capabilities of mobile handheld technology. IQMax takes a simple tool, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and creates sophisticated functionality for medical clinicians. These solutions include dictation, charge capture, rounds and schedule lists, documents work flow and complementary web client applications. IQMax leverages expertise in the rapid and secure exchange of voice and data, software engineering, and business execution in the healthcare environment. IQMax is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information visit: http://www.iqmax.com/.
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ScriptIQ; IQMaxCONTACT: Marc Lilly of ScriptIQ, Inc., +1-206-866-scriptIQ, ormarc@scriptiq.com; or Alan Hansen of IQMax, Inc., +1-770-236-0505, orahansen@iqmax.com