InterMap Systems Awarded a Patent on Healthcare Information Search and Retrieval Technology Using ICD and CPT Codes

With InterMap Systems innovative health condition taxonomy, billing codes can automatically connect physicians and health care consumers to relevant information and resources.

Emeryville, California (PRWEB) December 4, 2003--InterMap Systems, Inc. has been granted patent 6,658,431 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for indexing and subsequent connecting of multiple databases according to ICD (International Classification of Diseases) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) medical codes. This patent recognizes InterMap Systems unique position as a technology bridge that connects users to relevant resources fostering improved care decisions. The patent claims are wide-ranging, potentially affecting many aspects of healthcare information access and connectivity.

"This patent is the first of several patent applications supporting our companys powerful and automated way of organizing relevant healthcare information from a variety of sources", said James Norman, M.D., Founder and Chairman of the Board of InterMap Systems. "This patent application dates back to the 1990s when we discovered an innovative way to integrate and present healthcare information via medical codes. Leveraging ubiquitous medical terms and codes and our technology we see many compelling and inventive opportunities to further improve access to focused online healthcare information."

Healthcare organizations are looking at ways to make information accessible when it can influence behavior. Transactions are the trigger for many healthcare activities, but typically the transactions are uninfluenced by valuable information that is available but not accessed. Leveraging prevalent coding schemas to drive information retrieval is one of InterMap Systems innovations. InterMap Systems makes use of ICD and CPT codes, typically used for billing, to create relationships within and across content of all types so that information is relevant. The InterMap Systems platform delivers focused, actionable information in a single view to the right people at the right time.

"Healthcare is in crisis over cost and quality", said Dean Stephens, CEO of InterMap Systems. "Delivering real-time, right-time focused healthcare information and resources is a key factor in addressing this crisis head-on. Our patented technology will help health organizations deliver the right information and resources to the right people at little or no cost to their information infrastructure."

About InterMap Systems

Founded in 1999, InterMap Systems, Inc. develops software to accelerate efficient and timely access to relevant healthcare information. Our informatics technology locates, indexes, matches, and delivers specific medical information to users, in context and on demand. Overlaying our comprehensive technology is an intuitive graphical user interface, which delivers relevant information, goods, and services-all just one click away. Our tools automate the process of delivering relevant information at the right time to patients, physicians, and healthcare organizations.

Contact: www.intermapsystems.com or 510-285-0700.

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