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MaineGeneral Health Selects AnyWare Group’s ROAM Platform For Remote Access

AnyWare Group Inc. announced today that MaineGeneral Health, one of the largest health care systems in Maine, has implemented AnyWare Group’s clientless remote access platform. The ROAM (Role Oriented Access Management) platform allows secure remote access to any designated application or file share within the health care system through a role-based portal.

Physicians associated with MaineGeneral’s Augusta and Waterville campuses may now use any PC or Mac, equipped with nothing more than a web browser and a basic version of JAVA, to access more than thirty applications within the health care system. Application examples include Eclipsys Sunrise, Allscripts TouchWorks, Philips iSite, Kronos and Lawson which reside in various environments including Citrix and Terminal Services.

“Initially we were looking for a very secure and cost effective remote access technology to connect our independent physicians to our EHR,” said Danny Burgess, CIO of MaineGeneral Health. “To be honest I had a very difficult time believing the claims of what ROAM could do for our organization. ROAM simply sounded too good to be true. Healthcare vendors routinely make extraordinary claims, but most have a track record of over-promising and under-delivering. It was not until we agreed to a ROAM pilot that AnyWare Group demonstrated they could do everything they said and much more.”

ROAM’s remote access capabilities have proven effective for the IT staff of MaineGeneral as well as a broad cross section of healthcare professionals. “The positive feedback from physicians has been overwhelming,” said Jimmy Mansir, System Support Technician. “Users are receiving the access they need, when needed”. “I have found ROAM to be an extremely powerful tool, simple to use and, best of all, it delivers only the applications that I require,” said Dr. Edward Ringel, Director of Clinical Informatics.

System engineering staff can deploy applications quickly, securely and reliably. “Prior to using ROAM for remote access, we had used IPSec VPN as well as one of the leading SSL VPN appliances – Citrix Access Gateway – for remote access connectivity. Both are great technologies, but we all agreed that ROAM delivered a level of security, simplicity and flexibility that was hard to ignore,” said Jerry Lindsay, Senior Systems Engineer. “Valuable IT resources have been freed to work in critical areas because, as a service, we just tell AnyWare Group what applications or roles we want to add to our ROAM Portal and they take care of it.”

AnyWare Group provides proactive monitoring and responsive 7/24 support as part of the service. “One of the most significant benefits of ROAM has been the support and engineering services that come bundled as part of the ROAM offering. There hasn’t been a single issue they couldn’t help us with”, said Mansir. “In addition our help calls regarding remote access have 
virtually disappeared as end users find the ROAM remote access solution extremely simple to use. There is virtually no learning curve for the end users.”

“Since AnyWare Group focuses on healthcare solutions, they have expertise that has helped us optimize a number of our applications including our PACS systems for remote access,” said Burgess.

“Having MaineGeneral Health as a customer is certainly a thrill for us. They have given us an opportunity to demonstrate the value we bring to both the IT department and end users – particularly physicians,” said Robert Lalonde, CEO of AnyWare Group. “The results at MaineGeneral legitimize the benefit claims of ROAM as a clientless remote access platform and are yet another customer proof point for us.”

About MaineGeneral Health
MaineGeneral Health is the parent corporation of a network of acute care hospitals, physician practices, long term nursing care, and assisted living and retirement communities.

About AnyWare Group
AnyWare Group is the leading remote access solution provider for hospitals and healthcare organizations. AnyWare Group’s award-winning ROAM Platform enables clientless remote access to all applications from any device (PCs and Macs) without requiring the management of users’ computers. Through the ROAM portal, organizations present all relevant applications to authorized users, when and where required.

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Medical Record Portable Storage Supports International Health Level Seven (HL7) Standards

Med Records to Go(tm) stores health information vital to medical professionals and emergency responders. A computer application called Med Records to Go(tm), that stores electronic medical records, can help reduce errors in emergency conditions, as well as in hospital or medical clinic admissions. Introduced by the Vital Record Corporation in November, 2006, Med Records to Go(tm) uses flash drive technology to record and store health information for emergency viewing by medical personnel and for electronic transmission to medical facilities using HL7 standards.

A new feature of the application allows electronic transmission of the stored medical records on the flash drive to medical facilities or offices in Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) format of the international HL7 standards. (See www.hl7.org). For electronic transmission of the CDA document, the application includes simple entry of the Internet address of the destination hospital or medical facility. If the stored medical records of the portable unit contain a digital photograph of the owner, it is included in the CDA document and in the transmission to a medical facility.

This new feature also includes the application option of creating and previewing the CDA document on the flash drive. A simple button click of the application automatically starts the installed Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) of the computer system for previewing the CDA document. In similar manner, the CDA XML source code can be previewed automatically with the installed system browser.

All software, controls, transmission features, and electronic medical records of Med Records to Go(tm) are contained in the portable storage unit. A temporary Internet connection is required to transmit a CDA medical record document to a medical facility or office. Otherwise, the health information is kept private and secure and not vulnerable to access on the public Internet. For additional security, the medical information stored on the portable unit is encrypted and cannot be read using any other application.

The additional cell phone feature of Med Records to Go(tm) incorporates the transmission of electronic medical records from the storage unit to a standard cell phone. A temporary Internet connection is also required to send the medical data in encrypted form to the Vital Record Corporation server before placement on the cell phone. In addition to data encryption, user identification and password controls are used for retrieving the medical data from the Vital Record server for storage on a cell phone.

Emergency medical personnel have immediate access to the health information because the information is automatically displayed (auto run) when the storage unit is plugged into the computer. Medical personnel can view the medical information by browsing the various pages contained within the storage unit. No special application knowledge is required for viewing the data since the standard Internet browser installed in the computer is used. Optionally, the health information of the storage unit can be transmitted by emergency personnel to any medical facility that supports the international HL7 standards.

About Vital Record Corporation
Vital Record Corporation, headquarted in San Diego, California, is comprised of a small team of computer science experts. They provide application development, web site design and implementation services, including internet access services, to individuals and small businesses. The Vital Records team members are developers of the recent Med Records to Go(tm) application, a device that stores electronic medical records and other vital health information.

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Recorders.Com Begins Sales And Shipping Of Recently Launched Dragon Medical 10, The Fastest And Most Reliable Real-Time Medical Speech Recognition Software In The World

Along the lines of its tradition of superior services to customers all over the world, Recorders.com begins sales and shipping of recently launched Dragon Medical 10 from its seven strategically located warehouses.

Dragon Medical 10 is claimed to be the best selling, the fastest and most reliable real-time medical speech recognition software in the world. With an enhanced accuracy of over 20%, the software is claimed to recognize dictation two times faster than its previous versions.

Dragon Medical 10 comes standard with additional and recognized medical vocabulary, improved electronic medical record (EMR) systems, upgraded regional accent support, and customizable command facilities such as Voice Shortcuts. It is the most widely used speech recognition solution being used today by 80,000 clinicians in the United States alone.

Dragon Medical 10 offers faster solutions for doctors and physicians to create medical records and emails. The new software is claimed to boost productivity with improved Web search, ability to control PC and EMR by voice. As a result, doctors and professionals can reduce transcription costs and enhance productivity and patient care.

A spokesperson for Recorders.com says, “We are thrilled to now offer the latest version of the Dragon Medical speech recognition software. Just when we thought Version 9 of Dragon Medical was going to be hard to top — Version 10 delivers on its promise of improved speed and performance and even greater speech accuracy, which allows users to increase the speed of their reports by 3 times faster than typing alone, but with up to a 99% accuracy rate. This is a must have software for doctors and physicians who value their time and the accuracy of their reports.”

Dragon Medical 10 offers support in over 75 medical disciplines with medical speech recognition vocabularies. It makes software as high as 38% more accurate than any other medical speech recognition software being used in medical practices.

Dragon Medical 10 has a host of additional features and benefits, which should also be noted. The speech software has accent recognition capabilities as it adapts to a variety of accents: U.S., Asian, Indian, etc. Dragon Medical 10 also complies to HIPAA regulations that are essential for patient confidentiality. The speech recognition software completely integrates directly and fully allows users to use their voice to dictate, edit and control widely used Microsoft software applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, Explorer and AOL.

Dragon Medical 10 comes Bluetooth ready, works with Bluetooth headsets and is ideal for doctors or physicians who need to be productive when they are on the go and away from the office.

About Nuance Communications, Inc
Nuance Communications, Inc is the industry leader in providing speech and imaging solutions with largest portfolio of such products. The company has the world’s best-selling speech recognition software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® in its portfolio. Whether it is natural speaking software or the solutions that enhances customer service and business productivity, Nuance offers proven speech-enabled clinical documentation solutions for medical professionals and businesses.

About Recorders.com
Recorders.com is the renowned online supplier of audio-visual devices and software from well-known brands such as Philips, Sony, Olympus, and Nuance. They are a leading supplier and ship a wide range of top class headset microphones, handheld USB microphones, wireless microphones, 5-star rated digital voice recorders with a low price guarantee and a quick delivery system.

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