"K2 Announces Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult for Palm Connected Organizers;"
"Comprehensive Medical Resource is Released On the Most Popular Hand-Held Platform "
February 25, 1999
WESTBORO, Mass.--(BW HealthWire) -- K2 Consultants, Inc., a mobile computing software company, today announced the release of Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC) for Palm Connected Organizers (PalmPilot(TM)). The 5MCC, with its comprehensive information for over 1000 common and uncommon medical topics, extends the utility of the Palm devices for the medical professionals.
The 5 Minute Clinical Consult on the PalmPilot (5MCC/pilot) brings the
current clinical information on a wide range of topics to the medical
practitioner. The information is presented in a format that is easily
carried and accessed into meetings, on rounds, in the exam room, or
on the road. The product is invaluable for primary care physicians,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and even specialists, who
find the information of particular value when reviewing problems
outside their area of expertise.
K2 has established a de facto standard in medical referencing by
introducing the early release of its Advanced Reference Technology
(ART(TM)) to Harvard Medical School over 5 years ago. "We have
released over 35 titles on various hand-held platforms conforming to
what we call as state-of-the-ART standard", said Sandeep Shah,
president of K2. "5MCC marks yet another source of critical and
time-tested information that can be used in virtually any setting."
K2's software has been used in a variety of remote locations where it
is not feasible to carry a large paper-based textbook or even a
laptop. Recounting the feedback from K2's users, he added, "there is
nothing more gratifying than knowing that our products were
instrumental in saving the life of a passenger aboard an airplane, or in
helping the victims of volcanic eruptions on a remote island of
Montserrat."
The 5MCC/pilot enhances the usefulness of the information it contains
by packing a host of features that are critical to the medical
professional. Working closely with the end users, K2 has developed a
very sophisticated system to not only locate the desired information
quickly, but also present it clearly to suit the small screens of the
devices based on the Palm Computing(R) platform. Additionally, the
SmARTlink(TM) feature provides an added benefit of linking to K2's
popular drug database Lexidrugs/pilot. Users have applauded this
time-saving feature of relating the disorder discussion to the detailed
drug information with a single action and vice-versa.
K2's medical products have been popular with physicians in training as
well as students. According to Jim Thompson, MD, "K2's medical
software for the Palm operating system has set new standards for the
health care industry. I use Lexidrugs and 5 Minute Clinical Consult
daily in my work as an Emergency Physician". Dr Thompson has been
guiding the medical PalmPilot user community through his web-site at
jimthompson.net.
The new 5 Minute Clinical Consult 99 is available immediately over the
Internet from K2 at ( skyscape.com or
1-888-4K2-MEDICAL) or their fulfillment partners such as Palm Pilot
Gear HQ ( palmpilotgear.com), and at K2's independent
retail channels. K2's web-site also hosts "demo " copies of 5MCC/pilot
and Lexidrugs/pilot.
K2 Consultants has been developing software for point of care
computing systems since 1993. It provides medical software solutions
and consulting to medical and pharmaceutical corporations for a
variety of computing platforms including Palm Connected Organizers,
Windows/CE, HP PalmTop, and Internet. K2's offices are located in
Nashua, NH and Westboro, MA.
5MCC/pilot, Lexidrugs/pilot, ART, Advanced Reference Technology and
SmARTlink are trademarks of K2 Consultants, Inc. PalmPilot, Palm
Connected Organizer, and Palm Computing are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com Corp. or its
subsidiaries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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