InterMap Systems Awarded a Patent on Healthcare Information Search and Retrieval Technology Using ICD and CPT Codes
With InterMap Systems’ innovative health condition taxonomy, billing codes can automatically connect physicians and health care consumers to relevant information and resources.
Emeryville, California (PRWEB) December 4, 2003--InterMap Systems, Inc. has
been granted patent 6,658,431 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for
indexing and subsequent connecting of multiple databases according to ICD
(International Classification of Diseases) and CPT (Current Procedural
Terminology) medical codes. This patent recognizes InterMap System’s unique
position as a technology bridge that connects users to relevant resources
fostering improved care decisions. The patent claims are wide-ranging,
potentially affecting many aspects of healthcare information access and
connectivity.
"This patent is the first of several patent applications
supporting our company’s powerful and automated way of organizing relevant
healthcare information from a variety of sources”, said James Norman, M.D.,
Founder and Chairman of the Board of InterMap Systems. "This patent application
dates back to the 1990’s when we discovered an innovative way to integrate and
present healthcare information via medical codes. Leveraging ubiquitous medical
terms and codes and our technology we see many compelling and inventive
opportunities to further improve access to focused online healthcare
information.”
Healthcare organizations are looking at ways to make
information accessible when it can influence behavior. Transactions are the
trigger for many healthcare activities, but typically the transactions are
uninfluenced by valuable information that is available but not accessed.
Leveraging prevalent coding schemas to drive information retrieval is one of
InterMap Systems’ innovations. InterMap Systems makes use of ICD and CPT codes,
typically used for billing, to create relationships within and across content of
all types so that information is relevant. The InterMap Systems platform
delivers focused, actionable information in a single view to the right people at
the right time.
"Healthcare is in crisis over cost
and quality”, said Dean Stephens, CEO of InterMap Systems. "Delivering
real-time, right-time focused healthcare information and resources is a key
factor in addressing this crisis head-on. Our patented technology will help
health organizations deliver the right information and resources to the right
people at little or no cost to their information infrastructure.”
About
InterMap Systems
Founded in 1999, InterMap Systems, Inc. develops software to
accelerate efficient and timely access to relevant healthcare information. Our
informatics technology locates, indexes, matches, and delivers specific medical
information to users, in context and on demand. Overlaying our comprehensive
technology is an intuitive graphical user interface, which delivers relevant
information, goods, and services—all just one click away. Our tools automate the
process of delivering relevant information at the right time to patients,
physicians, and healthcare organizations.
Contact: www.intermapsystems.com
or 510-285-0700.
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