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Sun Microsystems, Sanga and MedTech (MDTK) Unveil First Subscription-Based, Web-Enabled Healthcare Management System Based on Java Technology
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TO BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDITORS:
Sun Microsystems, Sanga and MedTech Unveil First Subscription-Based,
Web-Enabled Healthcare Management System Based on Java Technology
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW),
Sanga International, Inc., and MedTech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDTK) today
introduced new healthcare management and billing software, e-Medsoft.com,
developed using Sun's popular Java(TM) technology, here at the Health
Information Management Systems Society '99 (HIMSS '99) exposition. The
companies are also initiating collaborative marketing efforts for this
innovative healthcare product.
E-MedSoft.com is the first subscription-based healthcare management system
available for delivery through the Internet. Through the Internet,
e-MedSoft.com software's Java technology-based integrator allows easy,
low-cost communications across multiple locations, platforms and languages,
with virtually unlimited capacity, allowing physicians, hospitals, clinics,
HMOs, insurance companies and government agencies to be linked. The integrator
also enables users with existing legacy systems to easily access and use
e-MedSoft.com for communication with other medical facilities.
Further, very specialized medical applications on diagnosis, care outcome
analysis, knowledge data bases and drug interaction can easily be adapted to,
and delivered through, the e-MedSoft.com system.
John F. Andrews, CEO of Sanga International Inc. and chairman and CEO of
MedTech, Inc. said, "Server-side, enterprise-wide applications based on Java
technology like e-MedSoft.com are an effective way to control costs and manage
information particularly across organizational boundaries. The ease and low
cost with which e-MedSoft.com can be implemented, its Internet connectivity
and its ability to allow for the exchange of information across diverse
platforms and systems signals a new age in healthcare management."
The e-MedSoft.com software has attracted two major healthcare customers.
The world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) will use
e-MedSoft.com to electronically link via the Internet FHCRC's databases with
its scientific and medical communities for real-time exchange of information
and ideas. Advanced Reproductive Care, with a national network of Reproductive
Endocrinologists in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico, will use
e-MedSoft.com to provide its physicians access to an online database for
information and results in treating patients with infertility.
According to Masood Jabbar, president, Computer Systems, Sun Microsystems,
Inc., "The creation of e-MedSoft.com is a significant Java technology-related
development for the healthcare industry. We feel that the use of this
solution will help healthcare providers better address the issues of cost and
information management facing the industry today."
Traditionally, healthcare organizations have licensed software from a
developer for an upfront fee, installed it on an in-house computer system, and
usually paid ongoing maintenance fees for upgrades and service. Businesses
always required a continued investment in hardware and software with more
features and greater capacity. But with e-MedSoft.com's subscription-based
system, healthcare enterprises no longer have to purchase software and
upgrades. Instead, they can access e-MedSoft.com for a small fee and a
per-transaction charge.
About MedTech
MedTech, Inc.'s recently acquired medical software product, being sold
under the trade name e-MedSoft.com, is leading a transition in the medical
industry as the first subscription-based healthcare management system
available for delivery through the Internet. Users of the software are charged
a small upfront installation fee and an ongoing subscription fee based on
transaction volume. e-MedSoft.com offers easy, low-cost implementation,
Internet connectivity and the ability to exchange information across diverse
platforms and systems. For more information, see mdtk.com. |
