CareTools Inc., an industry recognized mobile healthcare information technology leader, today announced its native digital medical record system iChart for iPhone and iPod touch will be available tomorrow on the Apple App Store. This application was developed specifically for iPhone and iPod Touch platforms as a digital medical assistant. It has four modules.
- iPrescribing to administer patient medications
- iBilling to organize and submit billing records
- iLab Reports to manage laboratory data
- iNotes to write, store and transfer electronic notes
iChart has been designed to act as an electronic “personal medical assistant” and focuses on streamlining the daily “chart, bill and fill” routine of every healthcare provider. iChart leverages the advanced capabilities of iPhone and iPod touch to warehouse patient data, and images, in addition to providing an updated list of medications, drug interactions, pharmacies, billing codes and complaint specific clinical templates. Synchronization of new information is accomplished wirelessly using secure web technology and iChart allows a single provider or entire healthcare network to automate medical data capture and effortlessly look-up patient related information using an efficiently designed “touch and tap” interface.
The iChart application can be configured to synchronize data to the user’s included iChart Sync online account, where data can be viewed, shared and printed via a standard web browser. Group and enterprise accounts can setup data sharing teams and leverage data input by iChart teammates in near real-time. Caretools also offers each user the opportunity to link to community or enterprise lab results via a central HL7 gateway, and route prescriptions to national e-Prescribing networks. The iChart application will priced from $139 and can be downloaded wirelessly from the App Store using iPhone or iPhone touch.
