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TheraDoc(R)
Awarded Patents for Expert System Platform(R) and Interface
Technologies
Other Topics:
Radiotherapy,
Translational Bioinformatics,
Nursing Informatics
Business Wire
July 9, 2007
TheraDoc(R), www.theradoc.com, a Salt Lake City-based clinical
informatics company that develops and implements real-time
electronic surveillance and expert clinical decision support
systems to enhance clinical decision making, announced today
that the standards-based core technology for the TheraDoc
product line, the Expert System Platform(R) (ESP), is now
patented. |
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On May 1, 2007,
the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued
U.S. patent 7213009 for "Systems and methods for manipulating
medical data via a decision support system" and on June 12,
2007, the USPTO awarded TheraDoc a second patent, U.S. patent
7230529, for "System, method, and computer program for
interfacing an expert system to a clinical information system".
TheraDoc originally filed for these patents September 9, 2003,
and February 5, 2004, respectively.
"The issuance of these patents strengthens and solidifies
TheraDoc's position as a leader in providing credible,
standards-based solutions and market-leading product vision and
execution," said Stan Pestotnik, TheraDoc president and CEO. "We
will continue working to improve the quality and safety of
patient care while lowering associated costs through our
nonnegotiable adherence to healthcare industry standards."
"TheraDoc is actively working to formalize relationships with
recognized, forward-thinking systems vendors, as well as help
our clients fully leverage benefit and ROI on their IT
infrastructure and clinical information systems. These patents
will enhance and expand our HIT industry partnerships and create
additional value for our shareholders," notes Pestotnik.
The Expert System Platform patented technology combines the
ever-increasing volume of evidence-based medical knowledge with
current and historical patient data delivered via standard
real-time electronic interfaces. The ESP installed in the
hospital's data center then analyzes these data to provide
critical information support for clinicians--in real time. It
provides instant access to patient information collected from
the myriad of hospital IT systems and places it, along with
alerts, notifications, clinical workflow tools and
evidence-based guidelines and treatment recommendations, at a
clinician's fingertips.
TheraDoc's real-time surveillance, identification, guidance and
reporting technologies help hospitals to prevent and control
infections; support pharmacist workflow and communication for
clinical activities and documentation; alert clinicians to
adverse events and changes in patient condition; select
evidence-based treatments and meet state-mandated reporting of
hospital-acquired infections (HAI). They also reduce associated
costs and improve financial outcomes. Increasing state- and
federally-mandated reporting requirements in 2006 were
instrumental in driving demand for TheraDoc technologies
resulting in record growth, a trend that has continued as these
market forces are strengthening in 2007.
"Our hospital partners continue to recognize our leadership by
adopting the TheraDoc Expert System Platform for aiding in the
detection and prevention of potential patient harm," said
Pestotnik. "Our patented and innovative, best-in-class solutions
have earned the trust of a growing number of thought-leading
healthcare organizations such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of
Pennsylvania Health System, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Mayo
Clinic - FL, VA Hospitals and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)."
About TheraDoc, Inc.
TheraDoc is a clinical informatics company dedicated to
improving the quality, efficiency and safety of patient care
through enhanced clinical decision making. It provides
innovative, best-in-class solutions that improve clinical and
financial outcomes at a range of provider and payer
organizations, including some of the most-respected healthcare
institutions in the country. With clinical transparency,
TheraDoc's technologies seamlessly place mission-critical
knowledge at the clinician's fingertips, helping them to
confidently manage multiple processes of care across multiple
conditions and diseases. The company's strict adherence to
medical informatics standards enables connectivity and
interoperability with any hospital's disparate health
information systems.
Founded in 1999, TheraDoc designs, develops, and supports a
suite of clinical decision support technologies, all of which
utilize a proprietary inference engine that enables its
real-time capabilities. TheraDoc's founders and core medical
informatics team are internationally recognized for their
pioneering work in medical expert systems. Their experience in
clinical decision support design and development spans two
decades. (On the Net: www.theradoc.com.) |
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