Press Release
Intelligent Medical Objects And Bond Technologies Sign Multi-Year Agreement
11/13/2006
November 13, 2006; Washington, DC; 2006 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium - Bond Technologies and Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. (IMO) have announced a five year license agreement to enhance the diagnosis and procedures terminologies inside Bond Clinician™ EHR.
The agreement provides for enhancements to the interface terminology for Bond Clinician™ users, namely, IMO® ICD-9 Enhanced™ for Diagnosis and IMO® CPT Enhanced™ with HCPCS for Procedures. These services are part of IMO's Personal Health Terminology™ (PHT), and have been fully integrated into Bond Clinician, summer 2006. Bond selected IMO to improve the user experience and ensure that data is collected correctly for use in decision-support and quality improvement. Bond provides demand-driven solutions, based upon user feedback, that lead to better outcomes and greater efficiency for care delivery organizations.
Andrew Kanter MD, MPH, IMO's Chief Medical Officer commented, "As a part of this agreement IMO is continuing to work closely with Bond's team on their Terminology Strategy to ensure that users of Bond Clinician™ EHR - from clinicians to practice management to patients - get the most out of their system. Bond Clinician EHR has taken advantage of a great deal of the enhanced functionality capable with IMO's terminologies such as primary and secondary ICD code mapping, and links to SNOMED® CT. This not only allows for decision-support and data analysis but provides a state-of-the-art experience for its users."
Travis Bond, Founder & CEO of Bond Technologies, explained, "We began working with IMO on our terminology strategy early on, in 2004. The objective then, as today, is to perfect the use of interface terminology as a means to connect the various terminologies such as ICD-9 and CPT administrative codes and Thomson Micromedex for the evidence-based medicine aspects.." Mark Swierzewski MD from Tampa Bay Urology characterized the Bond Clinician EHR improvements, stating "The freedom to document with terminology that is common to us versus billing-specific definitions is refreshing. Generally, you want to chart a medical problem first and bill second. With Bond Clinician™ EHR, we get both."
About Bond Technologies:
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Bond Technologies offers the most advanced electronic health record available today: Bond Clinician™ EHR. By combining the most recent technologies, the most complete and thorough clinical content and decision-making support, as well as the best clinical and business tools, Bond's CCHIT certified EHR helps streamline workflow, increase revenue, and enhance the overall quality of care. Bond's Digital Medical Office of the Future allows physicians to experience an innovative, intuitive and intelligent EHR at an affordable price. For more information, visit www.bondclinician.com.