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Medical Terminology Software Companies:
Clinical Architecture: Clinical Architecture offers a suite of solutions designed to enhance healthcare data quality with a focus on medical terminology management. The Symedical Healthcare Interoperability and Data Quality Solutions provide comprehensive support for terminology management, normalization, and semantic interoperability, including the ability to automatically map and manage terminology and detect relevant information in unstructured text. The Pivot Terminology Normalization and Data Quality Validation application helps healthcare organizations by normalizing terminology, transforming message formats, and validating data, ensuring efficient processing of patient messages in various formats. The Nomentys Interoperability Solution delivers a fully managed, turnkey approach using a SaaS model to facilitate seamless data exchange. Clinical Architecture offers professional services for Terminology Normalization, assisting clients with clinical and administrative terminology mapping, data onboarding, migration, and ongoing maintenance. These solutions collectively support the precise and effective use of medical terminology, crucial for accurately describing the human body, its processes, conditions, and procedures in healthcare. Intelligent Medical Objects IMO Core is a Clinical Interface Terminology (CIT) solution designed to improve problem list management within electronic health records (EHRs). It enhances workflows and ensures accurate documentation, enabling clinicians to focus more on patient care rather than coding and reimbursements. IMO is dedicated to supporting care through a platform that is intelligent, intuitive, and purposeful. Their product portfolio includes clinically-vetted, current, and maintenance-free terminologies and value sets. This approach aligns with provider organizations’ objectives, leverages the inherent capabilities of EHR platforms, and addresses the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. IMO Core features a precise normalization engine that standardizes inconsistent data—such as diagnoses, procedures, medications, and lab results—from various systems into a common, clinically validated terminology. This solution allows clinicians to concentrate on care, ensures accurate reimbursement, and facilitates patient engagement in their health management which is crucial for stakeholder financial performance and Brand equity. Recent Development:• On May 22, 2023, Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a leader in clinical terminology management and data quality solutions, acquired Melax Technologies, Inc. (Melax Tech). Melax Tech leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to extract and analyze biomedical textual data, enhancing problem-solving in healthcare and life sciences. This acquisition will expand IMO’s offerings, integrating Melax Tech’s advanced analytics and NLP capabilities with IMO’s robust clinical terminology platform. According to IMO CEO Ann Barnes, this move marks their first acquisition enabling them to provide a more comprehensive solution for clinical operations, research, and patient outcomes. The enhanced capabilities benefit the payer, pharmaceutical, and life science sectors by improving clinical workflows and administrative processes.
• On March 12, 2024, Google Cloud unveiled Vertex AI Search for Healthcare, a generative AI-backed tool designed to assist clinicians by searching and answering queries about patient notes, scanned documents, and other clinical data. This new tool integrates directly into physicians' workflows, streamlining retrieval of medical information. The launch comes amid a surge of AI-driven healthcare solutions from major tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon, as well as healthcare-specific vendors such as Oracle Cerner and Epic. Google's Vertex AI Search is tailored to handle medical data, aiming to reduce administrative burdens on healthcare professionals.
