Physicians available 24/7 for rural Argentine
communities; pilot program from U.S. based PrimeCare Systems
Newport News, VA October 10, 2006 PrimeCare Systems,
Inc. (PSI), through its licensee, Telemedica S.R.L., has established
a pilot Medical Technology Center at the Puerto Pirámides Rural
Hospital in Puerto Pirámides, Argentina. Working under the
auspices of the municipality of Puerto Pirámides and the provincial
government of Chubut, Argentina, this first-of-its-kind project integrates
rural Argentine communities into the countrys healthcare mainstream
through a patient-interactive, internet-based, Electronic
Medical Record: the PrimeCare Patient Management System.
When the patient finishes the interview, the PrimeCare System takes
the interview-data and produces a complete, on-line report that can
be accessed on-site in Pirámides or by authorized physicians
at a remote location. PrimeCare on-line records and reports contain
the patient's current problems, medications and allergies, all positive
and significant negative subjective responses to interview questions,
and a list of diagnostic considerations (differential diagnoses) generated
by the patients positive and negative subjective responses.
Through the PrimeCare System, the Technology Center will link up
with a Remote Medical Health Desk that is manned 24/7 by attending
physicians who diagnose, offer counseling, and prescribe medication
when necessary. The Health Desks physicians, based on the information
in on-line reports, can advise the patient on a treatment program
if no physician is available on-site. They will also be available
to give second opinions if requested to do so. If immediate medical
attention is required, the Remote Medical Health Desk can request
an ambulance, or some other form of transportation, be dispatched
to bring the patient to a hospital or to deliver medications. Every
patient that uses the Pirámides Rural Hospital will have a
fully portable PrimeCare Electronic Medical Record set up for them.
When the patient finishes the interview, the PrimeCare System takes
the interview-data and produces a complete, on-line report that can
be accessed on-site in Pirámides or by authorized physicians
at a remote location. PrimeCare on-line records and reports contain
the patient's current problems, medications and allergies, all positive
and significant negative subjective responses to interview questions,
and a list of diagnostic considerations (differential diagnoses) generated
by the patients positive and negative subjective responses.
Through the PrimeCare System, the Technology Center will link up
with a Remote Medical Health Desk that is manned 24/7 by attending
physicians who diagnose, offer counseling, and prescribe medication
when necessary. The Health Desks physicians, based on the information
in on-line reports, can advise the patient on a treatment program
if no physician is available on-site. They will also be available
to give second opinions if requested to do so. If immediate medical
attention is required, the Remote Medical Health Desk can request
an ambulance, or some other form of transportation, be dispatched
to bring the patient to a hospital or to deliver medications. Every
patient that uses the Pirámides Rural Hospital will have a
fully portable PrimeCare Electronic Medical Record set up for them.
PrimeCares patient-centered approach and ability to quickly
and economically integrate entire medical systems has the potential
to transform how primary medical care is delivered: especially to
underserved populations. As Dr. Elias Hoffman, Telemedicas Chief
Medical Officer, notes, PrimeCare is a very direct and practical
way to democratize who has access to quality medical care. Dr.
Hoffman has been using the PrimeCare System at his clinic in Buenos
Aires for two years.
About PrimeCare Systems, Inc., and the Version Nine System
PrimeCare Systems, Inc. develops markets and distributes medical
software and diagnostic products for the healthcare industry. The
PrimeCare System product is based upon a comprehensive knowledge bank
of 280 symptom and problem oriented patient history questionnaires
with over 100,000 chief complaint and disease questions. Patients
complete one or more of the questionnaires corresponding to their
specific medical problem offering physicians
the information they need to make an accurate diagnosis. The Company
also has created, holds the rights to, maintains and markets the PrimeCare
Patient Management System and CodeComplier, its Evaluation & Management
(E&M) documentation analysis module.
PrimeCare Patient Management System: http://www.VersionNine.com