Press Release
Adaptive Data Manager™ Chosen for New Immunization Registry
01/25/2002
Northbrook, Illinois, January 25, 2002 - Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc. and Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. (IMO) have completed development and testing of an advanced Immunization Registry that is now available for deployment throughout the United States and the world. The registry, called IMMUN.COM, allows Internet access by medical personnel, family members and trusted persons to a single, life-long record of immunizations for any individual. Leap of Faith received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the registry and worked with IMO and used IMO's flagship product, Adaptive Data Manager™, to rapidly develop the application.
Adaptive Data Manager™ is an advanced HIPAA-compliant data management solution for complex databases. It provides an information storage and database development environment based on a meta-data model, along with a suite of development tools. Its unusual flexibility allows rapid definition and accommodates continuous change in database structure. At the same time, ADM features an unusual level of security and control, plus low maintenance overhead.
"ADM allowed us to leverage our existing infrastructure while improving the overall delivery of our service," said Barbara Rapchak, CEO of Leap of Faith Technologies and principal investigator on the grant. "We were looking for results, quality, and a strong relationship. We got all three from IMO. They seemed to truly want to deliver products and services that would help us succeed. And their solutions are delivered by people who all share the same values."
Frank Naeymi-Rad, CEO at Intelligent Medical Objects since the company's formation in 1994, noted that the ADM solution actually came about in an electronic medical record project in the 90's. "When we developed our first electronic medical record (HealthPoint ACS™) for Glaxo Wellcome, we learned the hard way that almost all medical records, regardless of application, are likely to change continuously--in structure, definition, use, size, and so on. We thought there would be a good market for tools and components that would speed the building of these complex records and still allow control over the constant changes. Last year it all came together in the form of ADM. It turns out that the immunization registry is just another type of medical record with most of the same challenges that we see in the other types."
About Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc.
Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc. uses emerging technologies to communicate technical information in innovative and interactive ways in an integration of technology and social need. Programs encompass the disciplines of science, health, medicine, technology, and engineering. The company is the recipient of nine Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants from the National Institutes of Health. It was also selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration for its 1998 Tibbetts Award, which recognizes the technological innovation, economic impact, and business achievements of firms involved in the SBIR program. Leap of Faith was honored for its contributions to public health and health promotion.
About Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc
Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. is a private company, based in Illinois. In addition to the Adaptive Data Manager™ (patent pending), the company offers a line of medical vocabulary products, clinical application components and tool kits, and consults throughout healthcare and other industries. IMO will feature ADM at HIMSS™, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference in Atlanta January 27-31, 2002, where they will exhibit in booth no. 3034 for the duration, and also make four key presentations to the membership and other attendees about how ADM can be used in healthcare. Three of these sessions will be held on Sunday, January 27, and will show the widespread applicability of ADM™ from building data warehousing and mining applications, to EMRs, to Internet portal and content management applications.
Contact:
Barbara Rapchak, CEO, Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc. (815) 356-1767
Frank Naeymi-Rad, PhD, MBA, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc, (847) 272-1242