Skyscape® Turns Apple’s New iPhone into Medical Decision
Support Tool
iPhone Users Gain Access to Largest Portfolio
of Trusted Mobile Medical Information Resources
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Skyscape®, the worldwide leading service for trusted medical
information by specialty for mobile devices, announced the availability of its
popular decision support suite for Apple Computer’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone.
With this announcement, physicians and other medical professionals will gain
instant access to a broad collection of drug, clinical, lab and evidence-based
medical information and medical alerts, conveniently streamed to their phone.
With the availability of the industry’s most comprehensive collection of
trusted resources from Skyscape on the iPhone, healthcare providers and
institutions can offer their medical staff added choice and
flexibility.
“We share our
customers’ excitement surrounding the iPhone and we moved quickly to
support it with our products,” said Sandeep Shah, Skyscape CEO.
“Skyscape’s highly flexible architecture enables us to continue our
long history of supporting customers on the mobile platform of their choice. The
introduction of the iPhone is clearly a watershed event in the mobile industry
and we are excited about pioneering its use for medical decision
support.”
The iPhone offers unique
benefits to medical practitioners including the integration of phone and
Internet capabilities in a single device. This makes it an ideal platform for
Skyscape’s STAT philosophy, delivering the most up-to-date information
when and where it is needed by healthcare practitioners. Additionally, the
exceptional multimedia capabilities of the iPhone provide an ideal platform for
delivery of medical information that includes visual images and other rich media
including photographs, pictures, flowcharts, graphs and tables and even sound
and video.
Skyscape medical resources
enable healthcare practitioners to improve the quality of care, reduce costs,
increase efficiencies and reduce medical errors. Over 35 specialties are
represented in Skyscape’s portfolio. These resources span a wide variety
of medical information including clinical titles, drug and lab guides,
specialty-specific publications, guidelines, health plan formularies, continuing
medical education (CME), journals and breaking medical news and
alerts.
"I'm thrilled to see
Skyscape's mobile medical resources on the iPhone," said Nancy Tice, physician,
author and noted authority on the use of mobile technology in healthcare. "I
love the iPhone's design and ease of use, but a key requirement for me to start
using it was to have access to trusted medical decision support resources. Now
that Skyscape supports the iPhone, physicians can truly embrace it as a clinical
tool for use at point of care. As usual, Skyscape has designed a
characteristically powerful interface that makes navigation through its large
volume of information quick and intuitive. And, they have leveraged iPhone
multimedia capabilities really well, showcasing a wide range of images,
photographs, flowcharts and graphs. Skyscape on iPhone is very
compelling!"
About
Skyscape
Skyscape® is the
worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for
mobile devices. Skyscape's service enables healthcare practitioners to tailor
their experience from the most trusted medical information available and
delivers it in an intuitive manner that supports the natural thought flow for
diagnosis and treatment. Skyscape has a registered user base of over 700,000
medical practitioners. Its more than 500 trusted references cover 35+ medical
specialties. All are integrated via Skyscape's easy-to-use SmartLink™
technology and are available on Palm OS®, Windows® Mobile and
Windows® powered desktop and Tablet PCs. Skyscape is a privately held
company headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For more information on
Skyscape and its service go to www.skyscape.com or call
508-460-6500.
Posted: Fri - August 10, 2007 at 10:40 AM