Sybase iAnywhere Helps Healthcare Industry Revolutionize and Improve Patient Care
February 26 2007 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Peoplefirst Rehabilitation, Per-Se Technologies, STI Computing and
IDEXX Leverage Sybase iAnywhere to Deliver Easy-To-Use Applications
for Healthcare Providers DUBLIN, Calif., Feb. 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybase iAnywhere today announced
continuing momentum for the adoption of its leading technologies to
power innovative healthcare applications developed by organizations
such as Peoplefirst Rehabilitation, Per-Se Technologies, STI
Computing, and IDEXX. Sybase iAnywhere helps vendors deliver
powerful, flexible, and cost-effective human and animal healthcare
solutions that enable organizations of any size to deliver timely
access to critical patient information, streamline business
processes and reduce administrative costs. "Our healthcare partners
leverage core components of our Information Anywhere Suite to power
innovative applications for doctors, regional hospitals, home
healthcare providers and other point-of-care settings," said Brian
Vink, vice president of marketing, Sybase iAnywhere. "Sybase
iAnywhere technologies such as mobile application enablement,
mobile device management and integrated security enable customers
to achieve their strategic business goals." A wide variety of
healthcare organizations rely on Sybase iAnywhere technology to
provide integrated access to patient records, clinical data,
billing information and schedules including: Peoplefirst
Rehabilitation Peoplefirst is a division of Kindred Healthcare,
Inc. (NYSE:KND), a Fortune 500 healthcare services company, based
in Louisville, Kentucky. Peoplefirst is a contract rehabilitation
services business that staffs and manages the rehabilitation
departments in Kindred Healthcare's hospitals and nursing centers
in addition to non-Kindred facilities. These contract therapy
services include physical, occupational and speech therapies.
"Peoplefirst Rehabilitation is excited to be a frontrunner in using
mobile technology to enable our therapists to provide a higher
level of care for our patients," said Benjamin A. Breier, President
of Peoplefirst. "Using Afaria, we can quickly update our
applications, remotely manage devices and ensure that the mobile
data is always secure." Per-Se Technologies McKesson recently
acquired Per-Se Technologies, the leader in Connective Healthcare,
which offers a unique approach to streamlining and simplifying the
administrative processes of healthcare in order to increase revenue
back to providers. The company's MediSoft Patient Accounting
software, powered by the Advantage Database Server(TM), is used in
tens of thousands of healthcare practices and billing services.
"Advantage Database Server provides a solid foundation for our
MediSoft Patient Accounting software, enabling easy access to
information for the more than 70,000 physicians who currently use
our systems," said Paulette Jaeger, vice president of product
management, Per-Se Technologies. STI Computer Services, Inc. STI
Computer Services, Inc. (STI), headquartered in Norristown,
Pennsylvania, is a Medicare Platinum Level Medical Software
Developer offering both Practice Management (PMS) and Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) Systems. STI specializes in the development,
sale, installation, and support of medical computer systems. The
company provides two integrated products essential to the medical
practice, both powered by SQL Anywhere(R) technology: Perfect Care,
a Practice Management System currently installed in over 3,000
medical practices, and ChartMaker, an Electronic Medical Record
System. "Implementing SQL Anywhere as the backbone for our software
has enabled us to create programs that are easy-to-implement, cost
effective and help create a competitive edge for customers looking
for tools for easy management of their medical practices," said Ted
Itzkowitz, president, STI Computer Services, Inc. IDEXX IDEXX is a
worldwide leader in innovative products and services for companion
animal and equine businesses. IDEXX Cornerstone 7.0 veterinarian
practice management solution, powered by SQL Anywhere, allows
veterinarians to seamlessly transmit laboratory test requests to
diagnostic medical devices, eliminating double-entry of patient
information and unbilled or lost tests, saving time and ensuring
error-free records and invoices. "Using SQL Anywhere, we were able
to leverage our existing knowledge and solutions and were able to
bring a world-class product to market in a very short period of
time," said John Wallace, general manager, IDEXX. About Sybase
iAnywhere Sybase iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of
business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions
in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security,
mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth(R) and
infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices
and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's
"Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria and
OneBridge. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY).
Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, Advantage
Database Server, OneBridge and Afaria are trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
(R) indicates registration in the United States of America. The
Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other
company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated. Special Note:
References to Sybase iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning iAnywhere
Solutions' product market, relationships with its customers and new
products are forward- looking statements that involve a number of
uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that
could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to
time in Sybase's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on
the Company's web site). Crystal King Sybase iAnywhere (978)
287-1524 Scott Malinowski Citigate Cunningham (617) 374-4223
DATASOURCE: Sybase iAnywhere CONTACT: Crystal King of Sybase
iAnywhere, +1-978-287-1524, or ; or Scott Malinowski of Citigate
Cunningham, +1-617-374-4223, or , for Sybase iAnywhere Web site:
http://www.ianywhere.com/
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