Innovations In Heathcare - Past ABBY Award Finalists

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Past ABBY Award Finalists

2009 ABBY AWARD FINALISTS

Innovative Approach to the Delivery of Healthcare

Watch HeartMath's
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

HeartMath, LLC
Bruce Cryer, CEO

HeartMath has earned global recognition for its research-based techniques and proprietary technology to transform the stress of change and uncertainty, bringing renewed energy to the workplace and home. HeartMath’s proven stress reduction programs result in reduced turnover and healthcare costs, and improved employee and patient satisfaction. Their programs are based on a unique combination of practical technique, innovative feedback technology, and robust scientific research. Studies performed over the last 20 years have verified that HeartMath techniques deliver measurable, sustainable results in the workplace.

Watch Kaiser Permanente's
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

Kaiser Permanente
Pamela Larson, Dir., Health Portfolio, Internet Services Group

KP's My Health Manager was designed for an easy and convenient user experience, providing critical time-saving features, including online appointment scheduling and prescription refills. Users have 24/7 online access to lab results, benefits information and even their children’s immunization records. With secure e-mail, members can also communicate with their doctors at any time, from any place. Today, more than 3 million KP members are using My Health Manager. The growing number of active users, now more than one-third of KP’s 8.6 million members, demonstrates that members find the PHR to be an effective, easy and convenient way to manage their care.

Innovations in Medical/Bio-Technology

Watch Abaxis'
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

Abaxis, Inc.
Clint Severson, Chairman, President & CEO

Originally developed by NASA for use in the space shuttle program, the Abaxis technology is the only chemistry analyzer to achieve CLIA waived status for complex, comprehensive chemistry. The technology is so easy that anyone can use it to conduct lab-accurate blood chemistry analysis in minutes. Abaxis' point-of-care blood chemistry analyzer systems help physicians receive immediate blood chemistry results on their patients, rather than the 2-3 day turnaround from reference labs. This helps them begin critical treatments faster, thereby improving patient outcomes and reducing exacerbation of aggressive illnesses. It also helps the clinics to improve efficiency and profitability through direct reimbursement and/or cash-pay for diagnostic services.

Watch Biomatrica's
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

Biomatrica
Judy Muller-Cohn, Co-Founder & CEO
Rolf Muller, Co-Founder, President & CSO

Biomatrica’s proprietary platform technology enables the storage, transport and assaying of DNA, RNA, proteins, cells and virus samples, reagents, vaccines, and screening applications at room temperature without degradation, allowing labs to reduce their reliance on freezers and drastically reduce shipping costs. (Currently, more than 98% of all biological materials are protected from degradation through the "global cold chain" storage -- an environment of 4ºC to -210ºC; 39.2ºF to -347ºF -- that the world spends more than $34 billion on annually.)

Innovations In Healthcare IT & Telecom Technology

Watch MedApps'
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

MedApps
Kent Dicks, CEO

The MedApps system is designed to link patients, families and healthcare professionals by providing a convenient way to remotely collect, transmit, store and report timely and accurate health information - anywhere. MedApps was granted a 510(k) market clearance by the FDA for its expanded, flexible telehealth solution, which features the HealthPAL, a small, portable personal health device, to collect and transmit readings from glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, weight scales and pulse oximeters. The collected data is automatically transmitted to a secure central server where it can be accessed by healthcare professionals, or stored to an online electronic PHR. HealthPAL is simple to use, eliminating the need for specialized hardware, expensive cellular plans, or computers to collect and transmit biometric readings.

Watch MMR Information Systems'
Finalist Presentation Video
on YouTube

MMR Information Systems, Inc.
Robert Lorsch, CEO

MyMedicalRecords.com is the first web-based PHR that is 100% patient-centric and designed to help health consumers manage personal health information from any provider they are seeing. When they enroll in the service, users receive a personal telephone number (either toll-free or fax). Providers can use this number to fax records directly into the user’s account and then file records using a comprehensive document management system, as well as share records with other providers by printing or fax-forwarding them over the Internet. In addition, it allows users to maintain a complete and accurate listing of prescriptions using the Cerner/Multum drug database as the backbone.

2008 ABBY AWARD FINALISTS

Innovative Approach to the Delivery of Healthcare

Sutter Health Partners
Margaret Sabin, CEO
Sacramento, CA

Sutter Health Partners’ LIVE WELL FOR LIFE program focuses on identifying the predictors of disease and intervening before disease status is reached. Used by 18,000 clients, the program is based on a personal health assessment and one-on-one wellness coaching, facilitated by e-health tools and interactive operability to extend the coach’s influence.

WellPoint’s Lumenos
Charlton "Chip" Tooke, Founder of Lumenos
Alexandria, VA

WellPoint’s Lumenos created one of the first Consumer Directed Health Plans. By enabling consumers to take a more proactive roll in managing – and paying for – their own healthcare, Lumenos spurred providers to be more transparent in pricing their services. Their latest offering is a Zagat Health Survey for patients to review and evaluate their physicians.

Innovations in Medical/Bio-Technology

Micro Imaging Technology
Michael Brennan, Chairman & CEO
Laguna Hills, CA

Micro Imaging Technology has developed and patented a laser-based technology for rapidly detecting and identifying bacterium. Typically it can take as long as a week to confirm contagion with the deadly MRSA bacteria; MIT's system typically can determine the absence or presence of this and about 50 other highly contagious or fatal bacteria in hours.

Innovations In Healthcare IT & Telecom Technology

Healthline Networks, Inc.
Dean Stephens, President & COO
San Francisco, CA

Healthline Networks operates Healthline.com, whose unique semantic taxonomy and Medically Guided Search help consumers better navigate the complex world of health information, helping them find their way from search to discovery, from symptom to disease to treatment, or to local physicians and support groups.

iMDsoft, Inc.
Phyllis Gotlib, Co-Founder & CEO
Needham, MA

iMDsoft, Inc.’s MetaVision Suite is a clinical info system solution that automates all areas of patient management, workflow, documentation, and order entry and integrates with customizable, advanced, rules-based clinical decision support and business analysis tools. A particular use is automating local and remote ICUs and perioperative environments.