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The Department of Defense uses PKC’s clinical decision support tools05/12/2008
The Department of Defense has embedded all 100 of PKC’s clinical decision support tools into AHLTA, one of the world’s largest electronic medical records. For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boost09/05/2007
This article from USA Today, discusses the impact of computerized decision-support systems to aid in the diagnoses of medical conditions. Realizing the Vision for IT in Healthcare12/21/2006
This article, from Digital HealthCare & Productivity, reports on Dr. Larry Weed’s closing statements to the Institute for Healthcare Improvements at the 18th annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. The Symptom Sleuths06/01/2006
This article, from Business People Vermont, chronicles the history of PKC and the invention of Couplers. Programs a prescription to aid doctor’s diagnosis04/11/2006
In this short article, The Globe and Mail speaks with Dr. Larry Weed about Couplers and their place in medical practice. It provides a concise summary of how different healthcare providers have reacted to Couplers and the idea of decision-support tools.
Computer-accessed medical advice anything but impersonal04/03/2006
The Burlington Free Press reports on the acceptance and use of Couplers on PKC’s home turf – Vermont. Clinic Incorporates Couplers for the Web03/25/2005
The Norumbega Clinic in eastern Maine has been a Coupler-centered practice for many years. Now they’ve started using Couplers for the Web to make better use of staff members’ and patients’ time. PKC at the Navy Occupational and Preventive Health Conference02/17/2005
The PKC team was kept very busy giving demos to participants who were interested in not only the HEAR Couplers, but also our clinical Couplers. Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDCs) expressed interest in installing clinical Couplers on their ships, so they can gather better information in sick call and have access to diagnostic and treatment options they can rely on. PKC and Integic: Helping Create a Terminology Service Bureau01/28/2005
PKC and Integic, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, are working toward creating a Terminology Service Bureau, which will map medical information from different systems to a core Military Health System language, enabling these different systems to easily share medical data. PKC Visits Force Health Protection Conference 200408/17/2004
PKC representatives were among the 1200 attendees of the Force Health Protection Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center. They demonstrated clinical Couplers and helped show how the HEAR Couplers can make life easier for healthcare professionals in military clinics and hospitals. PKC on the Winning Team for DoD Military Health System03/19/2004
PKC is proud to be part of a contract award from the Department of Defense for continued support of the Military Health System (MHS). PKC has supported DoD healthcare IT initiatives for nearly ten years. PKC Supports Military Health02/25/2004
PKC is proud to help improve the healthcare of US service men and women. Working with the Department of Defense, PKC has developed the HEAR 3.0 Couplers, an efficient, cost-effective implementation of the military’s required health screening tests. PKC Responds to HRT Trial Halt With Special Interim Release07/23/2002
On July 9, 2002, researchers halted a large-scale hormone replacement therapy (HRT) trial after concluding that the health risks of the therapy outweighed the benefits. PKC has revised all affected medical content in its Couplers and will ship a new version of the software within the next two weeks. PKC Featured in Boston Globe Magazine07/16/2002
Boston Globe writer Chris Gaither researched PKC and interviewed Dr. Larry Weed to write this in-depth article about PKC's position in the healthcare world.
Success Story at the Mayport Branch Medical Clinic04/09/2002
The Mayport Mirror, a weekly newspaper in Mayport, Florida, has featured a story about how five primary care providers at the Mayport Branch Medical Clinic are currently using Couplers. Couplers Yield Positive Results in a Diabetes Study02/13/2002
An article in Disease Management Advisor details the positive results of Coupler use in treating diabetes. A study conducted at the James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital in Tampa, Florida found the use of Couplers in treating diabetic patients substantially improved the quality of care. |
