Ra’anana, Israel, February 28th, 2005 - Judges for the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corp. have selected dbMotion as a winner of the eighth MS-HUG Annual Awards in the in the Acute Care: Clinical/Patient Information Systems category. The honors awarded by MS-HUG, a membership community of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), showcase the most innovative solutions in the healthcare industry in recognition of the significant contributions made by organizations to improve the quality of patient care.
“dbMotion is dealing with one of the most critical issues we are facing today: interconnecting independent care providers to share patient information,” said Steve Shihadeh, General Manager, Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences. “They have leveraged Microsoft technology to build Health Information Networks (HINs) ahead of the curve, and we are pleased to recognize their innovations by awarding them first place in their category.”
The dbMotion™ Solution creates secured Virtual Patient Records by logically connecting a group of care providers and organizations without centralizing their data. The Solution puts integrated patient information at caregivers’ fingertips, enabling clinical staff to make better care decisions, shorten care cycles and improve the quality of care.
“This win is an important step for us. We recently announced the launch of our business in North America and winning this award so soon after our launch is yet another validation of the unique proposition dbMotion offers this market. It is a vote of confidence from some of the industry’s top minds and thought leaders,” said Yuval Ofek, CEO of dbMotion.
The dbMotion Solution is a proven solution that already delivers today the vision of connected and longitudinal healthcare – a vision which many believe is still years away and one that has recently been placed high on the international healthcare IT agenda.
About dbMotion
dbMotion is an innovative provider of medical informatics. The dbMotion™ Solution enables healthcare organizations to securely share medical information, regardless of the format and geographical location of the data. Healthcare organizations use the dbMotion™ Solution to share clinical data, both internally and externally, with other healthcare organizations across diverse information systems. By sharing clinical information, clinical staff can make clear critical decisions, thus providing safer and more efficient care. The dbMotion™ Solution currently serves one of the world’s largest HMOs as well as other hospitals and medical networks.
More information about the MS-HUG Annual Awards winners can be found in the press release located at: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-15hugwinners05pr.asp