DrFirst and PatientKeeper Partner to Deliver Mobile E-Prescribing for Hospitals and Health Systems
ROCKVILLE, Md. and BOSTON, Mass. - February 10, 2004 - DrFirst and PatientKeeper today announced a partnership to port Rcopia, DrFirst's market leading e-Prescribing solution, to the PatientKeeper Platform. The joint solution allows clinicians to use their mobile devices to produce legible prescriptions that are checked for drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions.
"With physicians constantly on the move, the advances in mobile technology are providing a great opportunity to help physicians as they practice medicine," said John Bartos, president of DrFirst. "Together with PatientKeeper, we will offer e-Prescribing on the PatientKeeper Platform, a well recognized standard in healthcare. Its best-of-breed portfolio of applications is valuable to our clients who want to reach inside and outside the hospital, and its robust technology is ideally suited for advanced mobile applications such as e-Prescribing."
The PatientKeeper Platform connects mobile devices with existing hospital information systems and supports a broad and growing portfolio of mobile applications, including clinical results, charge capture, mobile dictation, drug reference, and more. PatientKeeper's open platform includes software development kits (SDKs) with published APIs that allow third-party developers to rapidly develop and deploy mobile solutions.
"PatientKeeper is committed to providing our clients with best-of-breed solutions to meet their needs," said Stephen S. Hau, founder & vice president of marketing and business development, PatientKeeper. "After an extensive review of the market, we are pleased to partner with DrFirst to offer Rcopia, a leading e-Prescribing solution."
PatientKeeper and DrFirst will demonstrate the combined e-Prescribing solution at the HIMSS Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida from February 22-26 at PatientKeeper's "We Make Healthcare Mobile™ booth (#738).
About DrFirst
Utilizing the latest advancements in Internet, security, wireless and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) technology, DrFirst provides a suite of integrated, affordable, intuitive and easily implemented products and services to the healthcare community. DrFirst's products include e-prescribing and secure messaging. These comprehensive solutions solve critical communication, business productivity and clinical needs of physicians, clinics, hospitals and health systems. More information about DrFirst can be found at www.drfirst.com.
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 www.patientkeeper.com or call 617-987-0300.
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