3D Animation Used by Media in Reports on Weight Loss
06/26/2008
Weight loss device animation created by Medicom Digital for Enteromedics, Inc. has been shown in several recent TV news reports.
CBS Morning Show: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4026229n
KNBC TV, Los Angeles: http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=252016
WCCO TV, Minneapolis: http://wcco.com/local/anti.obesity.device.2.757252.html
Google Health links to Medicom Digital Program
05/19/2008
On May 19, 2008, Google made the much anticipated announcement of the Google Health site. The American Heart Association’s Heart Attack Risk Calculator developed by Medicom Digital is one of the links available from the Google Health site. This calculator was demonstrated by Google as part of its site announcement press conference, because the Heart Attack Risk Calculator is one of the first two-way online data transfers implemented by a service using Google Health. The secure transfer of data through the click of a button makes the Heart Attack Risk Calculator easier to use, and is an excellent way of encouraging consumers to understand one of their most important health risks.
CBS press release announcing the launch: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/19/scitech/pcanswer/main4109522.shtml.
AAAAI Announces ASTHMA IQ in Press Conference at Annual Meeting
3/17/08
In a press conference at the AAAAI annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Thomas Casale, President of the AAAAI, announced the launch of the ASTHMA IQ program developed for the Academy by Medicom Digital. ASTHMA IQ is an evidence-based online system for improving the way clinicians care for asthma patients. It is based on the recommendations by the Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3) for managing and treating asthma released in August 2007 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. In making his announcement, Dr. Casale indicated that ASTHMA IQ would be available free of charge to any physician treating asthma patients. Dr. Jean Bousquet of the World Health Organization indicated that ASTHMA IQ would be helpful to doctors internationally and that the WHO-sponsored Global Alliance against Respiratory Disease (GARD) would be linking to the ASTHMA IQ program from its website.
Link to AAAAI news release:
http://www.aaaai.org/media/news_releases/2008/03/030508b.asp
Link to article on MedPage Today: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAIMeeting/tb/8778
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ASTHMA IQ Program Launched
3/14/08
Rollout of the innovative ASTHMA IQ program is announced at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
& Immunology in Philadelphia, PA. The ASTHMA IQ booth offers demonstrations and opportunities to register for the program.
Medicom Digital Develops Model for Analyzing Cost Impact of Using Insulin Pens
2/18/08
Proper control of blood sugar levels is of critical importance in preventing the development over time of heart disease, stroke, kidney problems, nerve damage, and vision problems in people with diabetes. Insulin pens are often a more convenient and less expensive way in a variety of settings to provide insulin to individuals requiring this medication. Medicom Digital is creating pharmacoeconomic models that compare the usage of insulin vials to insulin pens in institutional and long-term care settings and for managed care organizations.
AAAAI to Launch ASTHMA IQ in March
01/03/2008
Medicom Digital and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) are in the final stages of development for a March 2008 launch of ASTHMA IQ, the first-of-its-kind Internet-based tool designed to help allergists better understand and apply the new National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) asthma guidelines. The tool provides the capability to electronically enter, report, track, and retrieve asthma-specific information about patients obtained in a clinical setting. Key components of the ASTHMA IQ program include a Practice Improvement Module to be used for Maintenance of Certification and a straightforward means of providing information required to satisfy Pay for Performance requirements. The program also provides continuing medical education tutorials on the new asthma guidelines and issues related to Pay for Performance. www.asthmaiq.org
Medicom Digital Launches Data Dashboard for American Heart Association Online Assessment
11/01/2007
Medicom Digital’s new web applications allow the American Heart Association to create dynamic graphical views of the live data collected by their hypertension risk assessment and CHD risk assessment programs. Featuring “drag and drop” interactions and a simplified GUI, clients can use the dashboard tool to individually configure any number of powerful graphing or charting “widgets” to analyze the multiple overlapping user and usage metrics as they are collected. These dashboard views can be shared with, and customized by any approved personnel to either discover or demonstrate who is using their online assessment tools and how.
Medicom Digital Builds Cost-Effectiveness Software Model for Pharmacy Sponsored Flu Vaccine Clinics
10/30/2007
Vaccination rates for the U.S. population continue to be below the levels recommended by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization. Medicom Digital has developed an easy-to-use and straightforward pharmacoeconomic model that assists pharmacies in determining whether sponsoring an influenza vaccination clinic would be financially advantageous.
Medicom Digital and AstraZeneca Create Handheld Prostate Cancer Risk Calculators
10/01/2007
Medicom Digital has developed an easy-to-use handheld calculator to quickly assess the risk of prostate cancer by determining the number of months in which a patient’s prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is doubling. This handy tool provides meaningful results with as few as two entries and allows up to nine PSA test dates and levels to be entered for greater estimating precision. www.prostateinfo.com
FNIH Partners with Medicom Digital to Develop Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials for Cancer.gov
07/20/2007
Biological targeted therapies are the new frontier in the treatment of cancer. The Foundation of the National Institutes of Health has selected Medicom Digital to work with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create the content and delivery system for a set of in-depth tutorials for professionals. Medicom Digital will collaborate with content experts to create the necessary graphics, animations, and narrations along with textual descriptions about these exciting new technologies and therapies. The multimedia tutorials are slated to be accessible from links on the home page of the NCI Website, www.cancer.gov.
Medicom Digital Launches Symptoms Assessment Tools for Enbrel.com
06/20/2007
Medicom Digital has created three online Symptoms Assessors for Amgen and Wyeth websites. The rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis tools feature simple navigation and novel interactions to quantifiably measure the effect of sufferers’ symptoms on their daily quality-of-life. Patients are encouraged to share the compelling result reports generated by the tools with their physicians to improve communication.www.Enbrel.com
Medicom Digital and Genentech Launch the Allergic Asthma Resource Center
06/06/2007
Genentech and Medicom Digital have launched the Allergic Asthma Resource Center web application to provide an extensive set of patient-centric disease management tools and multimedia tutorials about this under-treated form of asthma. The multi-level program encourages these asthma sufferers to learn about the particulars of their condition, and provides tools to allow them to track their symptoms, medication adherence, and disease control over time and communicate this information to their physician.
Medicom Digital Creates 3D Medical Animation for Innovative Weight Loss Device
06/06/2007
Medicom Digital has created an impactful 3D medical animation for EnteroMedics, Inc. to help them effectively communicate the features of their new VBLOC medical device. The animation includes narration explaining how an implantable device interacts with the vagus nerve to control feelings of hunger and stomach fullness as an alternative to bariatric surgery. This animation has proven to be instrumental in obtaining additional funding for further development of the device.
Medicom Digital Builds Training Tool to Help Doctors Diagnose Acute Otitis Media
03/15/2007
Medicom Digital has created a set of Continuing Medical Education programs for use by clinicians wishing to improve or demonstrate their skills in diagnosing and treating Acute Otitis Media in children. The challenging multi-step case studies include still images and inner ear video, with narration provided by a recognized expert in the field. Users can obtain CME credits after completing the instructional materials.
Super Bowl Advertisements Feature Medicom Digital Risk Tool
02/01/2007
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., makers of Altace®, launched the Beat Your Risk heart disease education campaign featuring television advertisements aired during the 2007 Super Bowl. The entertaining ads directed viewers to the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Risk Calculator, developed and co-hosted by Medicom Digital. The initiative also includes proprietary “database dashboards” powered by Medicom Digital’s DataStar technology, to analyze and display the collected metrics. www.BeatYourRisk.com
AAAAI Awards Contract to Medicom Digital to Develop Software to Improve Quality of Asthma Care
06/30/2006
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) has contracted with Medicom Digital to develop a decision support system to assist clinicians in the treatment and management of asthma patients. The software program, called ASTHMA IQ, will be based on the upcoming revised National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines. ASTHMA IQ will help clinicians implement the new guidelines in their everyday practices and demonstrate improvement in the quality of asthma care. Anticipated roll-out date of ASTHMA IQ is six months after the release of the NAEPP asthma guidelines.