New Clinical Decision Support Company Launches For UK Healthcare Market

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Article Date: 11 Sep 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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Wave Medical, a new provider of market leading clinical decision tools for point-of-care treatment, launches today. It offers the most comprehensive diagnostic and reference information tool to healthcare practitioners, helping them to make quick, informed and accurate decisions when it matters. Wave Medical's content is available on a variety of mobile phones and smartphones, or over the Internet.

The UK based company has licensed content and technology from leading suppliers of supplying medical knowledge at the point-of-care. Wave Medical will continue to aggregate content from leading sources to ensure it is the leader in the provision of summarised, peer reviewed content and applications for GPs, emergency care doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and medical students.

"Wave Medical's products provide time pressured health professionals decision support when and where they need it, which ultimately leads to better patient care," said Philip May, Managing Director of Wave Medical. "Our products have been developed by health professionals for health professionals, and are designed to support the knowledge and experience of the individual while at the point of care."

Wave Medical will provide:

- 2,700 Disease and clinical situations with diagnosis and treatment
- Drug Database - includes 7,500 UK drugs, herbal and OTC generic and trade names with up-to-date dosing and indications, dosing calculators, generics and trade names
- Drug interaction databases - cross reference up to 50 drugs, herbal remedies and OTC medications simultaneously in the Drug Interactions module
- 600 medical calculators
- IV Compatibility Tool - quickly compare Y-site, syringe and additives compatibility
- Over 600 Anatomical Illustrations, rhythm strips and procedures
- Continuously Updated - content is continuously updated for free via the web or wirelessly over mobile.

Philip May went on to say: "We looked at the experiences in the US market where clinical decision support has moved from notes made on cards and kept in the physicians pocket, to being stored on a PDA and then being available on the Internet. Now it is possible to deliver a fully wireless and synchronised service, accessible from the web and a mobile, and this is where Wave Medical and its technology will bring the best user experience to the busy health professional."

"This is an exciting time as more and more healthcare providers are realising that digitised decision support content is the only way forward, as it can be constantly updated and delivered to multiple platforms. Delivering decision support to the point of care is our single focus and we are looking forward to providing the best service and experience available in the marketplace for UK health professionals."

Wave Medical provides health professionals with easy, quick and accessible clinical decision support reference materials, to equip them to make better informed, faster and more accurate decisions. Products are now available for General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Emergency Care doctors and student doctors and nurses. A free trial is available and subscriptions can be purchased direct from the Wave Medical website and will be from £39 per year up to £99 per year.

For more information, visit: http://www.wavemedical.com

About Wave Medical

Wave Medical products enable doctors, nurses and students to carry advanced medical and drug information resources to the point of care, wherever that may be. Delivered on PDAs, smartphones, online and by enterprise information systems, Wave Medical products feature internationally comprehensive drug databases, a full spectrum of medical topics, and clinical tools such as a drug interactions generator and thousands of medical and dosing calculators. These resources help caregivers provide more accurate care and avoid adverse events.

Originally developed by an emergency doctor and his colleagues, our programs are today the gold standard in decision support software for doctors, nurses, students, paramedics, emergency medical teams, pharmacists and consumers. Built on the strengths of our proven content and information technology expertise, Wave Medical now offers products for the EMEA market that are designed for its specific needs and healthcare environment.

Authoritative Resources, Proven Technology Wave Medical is a leading developer of medical/drug information and decision support tools. Its products are reviewed by experts in their fields from around the world, and include evidence-based medicine to promote the advancement of best practices at the point of care. Wave Medical's content partners are authoritative associations and organisations to ensure that we provide the highest quality content and commendable peer review.

Wave Medical's content partners include the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine, the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Educators, the Family Physicians Inquiries Network, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, the Oncology Nursing Society, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, College of Emergency Nursing Australia, Ltd., NANDA International, SNOMED International, and Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Our Mission

Wave Medical is dedicated to broadening the availability of instantly accessible, current, comprehensive, and authoritative point of care reference materials to caregivers worldwide. By putting advanced decision support resources into the hands of healthcare professionals, more patients will benefit from faster, more individualised and effective healthcare. The ultimate goal of Wave Medical is more satisfied practitioners and better patient outcomes across the globe.

Wave Medical