Overview

What is the purpose of Remedy Systems?

Remedy Systems was created to lower the cost and improve the quality of healthcare. We provide solutions to make healthcare cheaper combining next generation tools with some of the best practices we’ve seen work in other industries.

Why is Remedy Systems so focused on the point-of-care?

The point-of-care is the hub of healthcare. It's where patient interaction occurs, so we designed Remedy Systems to be a provider’s partner at the point-of-care. We want to free providers up to focus on the patient. We believe letting doctors be doctors is an important step on the path to healthcare reform.

Who built Remedy Systems and why?

Remedy Systems is the product of a collaboration between artists, doctors, developers, and health care entrepreneurs. Our passion for healthcare is driven by personal experience, a vision of what's possible, and an insiders awareness of the market need. We believe experiments in social entrepreneurship can clear the path for social responsibility - and that's good for America.

All this for free?

Yes. Remedy Systems is free – and will be free – to all providers within our network. We believe the best things in life should be free. We are paid by insurance companies who realize the benefit of avoiding adverse drug events through next generation technology.

Why is development on the iPhone different than any other type of
development?

Native iPhone applications take advantage fast 3G cellular and Wi-Fi wireless connections to redefine what a mobile phone can do. Whether you’re on a Mac or a PC, the iPhone combines innovative hardware features like its revolutionary Multi-Touch display, intelligent keyboard, and GPS to deliver functionality that is years ahead of any other mobile phone.

How is Remedy Systems so good with iPhone development?

The Remedy platform draws on the insights, optimization strategies, and best practices we learned while developing and managing one of the Top 10 paid iPhone apps in 2008. We live and breathe the iPhone platform, so our applications tend to take advantage of functionality and design trends most people don’t know exist. We specialize in creating applications on top of existing data structures or third-party systems with little documentation – so that innovation can happen despite the existence of legacy systems.

What steps have been taken to optimize Remedy Systems?

On the iPhone, Remedy has been optimized to make extensive use of data caching and baked in business logic, avoiding excessive transactions with the backend servers that would be associated with “thin” applications. In addition, the protocols used for communications have been optimized to be as light-weight as possible. This allows us to avoid excessive bandwidth and server resources.

Will Remedy Systems keep me up to speed with developments in the mobile market?

The iPhone application market is constantly evolving – we stay on top of it’s evolution so providers can focus on their patients. Though the first extension of our mobile platform is on the iPhone, we have also built for the Google Android, Blackberry, and Palm Pre platforms. We will keep you up to speed on all of these platforms.

How is Remedy Systems more than just an e-prescribing tool?

Remedy Systems is a point-of-care mobile platform - not just a standalone e-prescribing system. Think of Remedy Systems as the first step towards a broader mobile health information technology strategy, which can lay the groundwork for long-term benefits while helping differentiate your services to patients.

Can I tell my doctor friends about Remedy Systems?

Ahhh….yes. We would love it if you told your friends about Remedy Systems. The good karma is greatly appreciated!

Why is Remedy not everywhere?

Not sure. This seems like a pretty solid application that could help make health care reform a bit more possible – since lowering costs and improving quality is EXACTLY what RemedySystems aims to do.



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