Milliman Care Guidelines Now Available On PDAs
SEATTLE Aug. 18, 2003--Milliman Care Guidelines, a division
of Milliman USA, today announced that its evidence-based clinical
guidelines, the Milliman Care Guidelines can be accessed on a
handheld personal digital assistant (PDA).
With the introduction of a PDA version, Milliman Care Guidelines
has taken the next step in its ongoing efforts to bring the latest,
most appropriate clinical information directly to the point of
care, where decision support is critical to ensuring the highest
possible quality of care. "Many health care providers--especially
physicians--are already using handhelds to access up-to-date patient
data while making care decisions," said James M. Schibanoff,
M.D., editor-in-chief of Milliman Care Guidelines. "Now,
they will have the Care Guidelines at their fingertips as well.
Using the Care Guidelines at the point of care positively affects
how health care providers care for their patients," Schibanoff
concluded.
The first Care Guidelines product offered on PDA is Inpatient
and Surgical Care, providing 304 Medical, Surgical, and Pediatric
Optimal Recovery Guidelines (ORG). Included are the most highly
utilized sections of each ORG:
The content provided is supported by handheld devices using
the Palm OS(R) or Pocket PC operating systems. The Care Guidelines
utilize iSilo(TM), which enhances navigation and can hold and
display customer-specific documents and data, such as provider
lists, facility lists, phone lists, policies, procedures and local
guidelines.
"We're making it easier to deliver the high quality care
that patients deserve," said John Agogliati, chief operating
officer of Milliman Care Guidelines. "The handheld format
is another step in providing convenient, point of care tools to
our growing list of satisfied Milliman Care Guidelines users,"
Agogliati added.
The Milliman Care Guidelines are a focused summary of the current
best medical evidence, spanning the continuum of care. Designed
to be used in conjunction with health care professionals' clinical
judgment, the Care Guidelines enable more informed and consistent
clinical care decisions and promote the best possible care management.