Skyscape Brings Johns Hopkins POC-IT Guides to Mobile Network
Popular ABX and HIV Guides, Continuing Medical Education Now
Available on Mobile Platforms including Smart Phones
MARLBORO, Mass. (Business Wire EON) April 3, 2008 --
Skyscape®,
the worldwide leading service for trusted
medical information by specialty for mobile devices announced today
that it is the exclusive mobile service provider of the popular Antibiotic
(ABX) and HIV Guides. Developed by the Johns Hopkins POC-IT (Point
of Care Information Technology) Center, the Guides are electronic
evidence-based, easily navigated clinical decision support tools to help
health care professionals raise the standards of care and improve
patient safety. The agreement enables Johns Hopkins to extend the reach
of its highly regarded specialty-based medical content into Skyscape's
rapidly expanding network of mobile professionals using wireless devices
and smart phones to access information.
The ABX Guide was recently
named a Top 10 medical software application by Medical Economics.
“With this release, the best gets even better,”
commented Istvan Krisko, M.D., Founder and President of Palm Beach
Infectious Disease Institute and Clinical Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine. “The
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide and HIV
Guide are the gold standards in the field of infectious diseases.
Having access to these in a mobile format further enhances the impact
these resources can have on quality patient care. I recommend these
Skyscape products to specialists and primary care physicians alike.”
The ABX Guide, edited by John G. Bartlett, M.D. has been used by more
than 400,000 clinicians since its release. The HIV Guide, edited by Joel
E. Gallant, M.D. has also enjoyed widespread adoption and growth. As
clinicians rely more and more on mobile resources at the point of care,
Skyscape's deployment of these preeminent resources has been very well
received by the medical community.
“I'm thrilled about the ABX Guide and HIV
Guide powered by Skyscape,” stated Frederick
Lee, M.D., Ph.D., an internist and infectious disease specialist who
trained and practiced at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and
Massachusetts General Hospital, and is now with Harvard Vanguard Medical
Associates. “Skyscape offers the
highest-quality resources in the industry and plays an integral role in
my practice. With authoritative information from Bartlett and Gallant,
the preeminent experts in infectious diseases, Skyscape has provided me
with an unmatched resource for diagnosing and treating patients at the
point of care.”
All Johns Hopkins resources offered by Skyscape are fully integrated
into the overall Skyscape portfolio using Skyscape's patented SmartLink™
and Knowtify™ technologies. This enables
clinicians to tailor their experience from the most trusted medical
information, delivered in an intuitive manner that supports natural
thought flow for diagnosis and treatment. Skyscape supports the broadest
array of mobile and wireless devices in the industry, including Palm,
Pocket PC, BlackBerry, iPhone and Nokia smart phones.
As part of the agreement, Skyscape has also integrated Johns
Hopkins-accredited POC-IT Center Continuing Medical Education programs
through its CME STAT. CME
STAT, combined with MedAlert™, streamlines
the continuing education process for clinicians and is available as a
part of Skyscape STAT™, providing
up-to-the-minute and around the clock, on-demand delivery of any
resource, anywhere and on any platform. Skyscape and the POC-IT Center
successfully launched their first mobile CME activity in association
with the American College of Rheumatology, at the recently-held 71st
Annual American College of Rheumatology Meeting in Boston.
“Skyscape is proud to have been selected by
the Johns Hopkins POC-IT Center,” said
Sandeep Shah, president and CEO of Skyscape. “We
have a strong track record of offering content from the most reliable,
trusted sources, and we are confident that these two resources will
resonate with our audience - marrying their leading content with our
established platform for mobile medical information.”
For further information on the mobile POC-IT ABX and HIV Guides please
go to http://www.skyscape.com/pocit.
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 750,000 medical practitioners. Its
more than 500 trusted resources cover 30+ 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, BlackBerry®, iPhone, Nokia
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.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine International
The POC-IT Center is part of the Global Services Division of Johns
Hopkins Medicine International, the organization within Johns
Hopkins Medicine charged with advancing the Johns Hopkins mission of
teaching, research and patient care internationally. In addition to
coordinating care for international patients, JHI provides services in
healthcare consulting, clinical service development, laboratory
management, education, and health information development and delivery
programs for the international medical community.
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