Health and medicine is an industry that's
big enough to have software all of its own. Here's a quick
look at the kinds of applications used by the leading practitioners.
| COMPANY |
PRODUCTS |
PRICING |
CUSTOMERS |
Axolotl
Mountain View, CA
|
Elysium uses the Internet,
e-mail and software to route diagnoses, physician communications,
referrals, prescriptions and refills, lab orders and other
medical messages. |
Begins at $30 per user
per month, with fees for implementation. |
Has more than 15,000 physicians,
including Carondelet Health System. |
ePhysician
Mountain View, CA
|
EPhysician captures medical
information on a handheld computer, and transmits the
data over the Internet to pharmacies and other relevant
parties. |
Not yet announced. |
Not applicable. |
eScript
Walnut Creek, CA
|
EScript is an online prescription
service that physicians use to request medication and
transmit prescriptions to a pharmacy, which in turn electronically
arrange payments. |
No charge to doctors,
insurers or patients. |
Has 3,100 physicians authorizing
more than 3 million prescriptions per year. |
Healtheon/WebMD
Atlanta
|
WebMD Practice conducts
health care transactions and supplies information to health
care partners. |
$29.95 per month. |
Has over 87,000 subscribers,
including Columbia Cornell Care and HealthSouth. |
Kinetra
Golden, CO
|
Odysent provides online
access to medical reports and research, as well as manages
e-mail and performs administrative tasks. |
Declined to release pricing
details. |
Customers include Humana,
Lab Corp. of America, SmithKline Beecham, Tenet Healthcare
and Texas Health Resources. |
Micro-Dyn Medical Systems
Carmel, IN
|
DRGActive Enterprise is
a system for transmitting medical records and billing
information. |
An annual license starts
at $1,795. |
Has more than 25 customers,
including BC/BS of Nebraska, Foundation Health Systems
and Midwest Security Insurance. |
New Era of Networks
Denver
|
NEON Total Solution Program
is a suite of healthcare-focused middleware. |
Pricing starts at $50,000. |
Over 1,600 customers,
including Kaiser Permanente and Mayo Foundation. |
Vasona Systems
Campbell, CA
|
VSI 2000 authorizes referrals
by doctors, and checks whether a medical procedure is
appropriate and whether the referred medical specialist
is on the medical plan. |
Software licensing and
installation costs $50,000 to $150,000. |
Has three customers, including
the Healthplan of San Joaquin. |
