Press Release
Intelligent Medical Objects Links Clinical Vocabularies to
Lexi-Comp's Information Library
06/16/1999
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16, 1999 - Intelligent Medical Objects
(IMO), the medical software and knowledge management firm known for its
expertise in point-of-care medical applications and vocabulary
management, announces the release and immediate availability of its
medication and procedural vocabularies with direct links to Lexi-Comp's
clinical reference libraries.
The IMO Relational Structure for Medi-Span offers a database
environment and application modules which allow for access to
Medi-Span's drug files (Brand / Trade / Generic names and dosing), drug
classification, drug interaction checking, drug indication /
contraindication information, patient education and drug pricing. With
this datasource at its core, IMO's Plug n' Play Lotus Notes™ and
Internet application modules are able to provide full, point-of-care
medication management, prescription writing and drug decision support.
The IMO Enhanced CPT datasource is an extensively enhanced
procedural vocabulary based on the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
IMO has authored improved "short" name descriptions and a word
list index which allow for improved clinical coding and database access
at the point-of-care and for data repository analysis. This product
allows software applications to be developed so healthcare professionals
can find codes based on natural language concepts and clinical
relationships among the procedural codes within order-entry and
superbill-like applications.
The Lexi-Comp™ clinical reference databases, in use by over
500 hospitals nationwide, provide in-depth clinical information
concerning medications, laboratory and diagnostic testing. The clinical
databases are available in multiple formats and are geared towards
helping the full spectrum of healthcare professionals find the answers
they need as quickly and easily as possible.
"With the several thousand links IMO has created to
Lexi-Comp's clinical reference library, the IMO datasources and clinical
modules now have an additional powerful feature: single click, immediate
access to specific and relevant clinical information at the most
appropriate time - the point-of-care. With these direct links, a
healthcare professional can access a medication's clinical information,
for example, directly from the prescription writing module. There is no
longer the need for opening up a separate application, "navigating"
the index or table of contents and performing a separate search to find
the drug or test of interest." said Fabio Almeida MD, Executive VP
and Chief Medical Officer for IMO.
IMO is providing all these services as components or "Internet
Portals" for rapid deployment and delivery of clinical
applications. By linking its enhanced lexicons to the Lexi-Comp library,
IMO allows applications using IMO solutions direct access to the
pertinent support information when it's needed.
Intelligent Medical Objects is a Chicago-based firm with a core
team of medical doctors, software developers and engineers. For more
information about IMO's products and consulting services, call
888-466-6246 or visit IMO's website at www.imo-online.com.
Lexi-Comp, Inc, is an Ohio-based firm specializing in the
development, management, and multimedia communication of clinical
information. For more information about Lexi-Comp's products and
services, call 800-837-5394 or visit Lexi-Comp's website at
www.lexi.com.