Elsevier Announces its Point-of-Care Medical In...

HIMSS, NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, February 26 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Partnership with ChinaMedCom is a first of its kind between a
U.S. publisher and a Chinese healthcare information technology company and
puts FirstCONSULT evidence-based clinical information directly into
electronic health records for hospitals in China



    Elsevier, a world-leading medical publisher, today announced a strategic
partnership to deliver Elsevier's evidence-based medical information directly
to the hospitals in China as part of ChinaMedCom's electronic health record.



    "Integrating our electronic health record with Elsevier's world-class
content is what the hospitals in China need to improve efficiencies in their
hospitals," says Jianbo Lei, MD, Chairman and President, ChinaMedCom. "Our
ability to deliver concise and relevant contextual information directly into
the electronic health record can help improve patient safety and reduce
medical errors in China's rapidly evolving healthcare environment."



    Elsevier developed FirstCONSULT to integrate its clinical reference
content directly into the electronic workflow and enhance a hospital's
clinical decision support. Content is indexed against industry standard
clinical vocabularies, patient demographics and organized around the
clinician's workflow, allowing FirstCONSULT to deliver rapid answers to
specific patient scenarios directly into the electronic health record.



    "The demands on today's healthcare organizations are greater than ever
and we are dedicated to supporting the health practitioner, in any country,
with the latest medical information to provide better patient care," says
Brian Nairn, CEO, Elsevier, Health Science Division. "Working with
ChinaMedCom will enhance the clinical information available to the physician
in China and will help them make better informed decisions at the point of
care."



    More information can be found at www.ClinicalDecisionSupport.com or at
booth 3945 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(HIMSS) annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, February 26 - March
1, 2007.



About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
healthcare information products and services. Working in partnership with the
global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in 74
offices worldwide publish more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as MD Consult (www.mdconsult.com/ ), FIRST Consult (www.FIRSTConsult.com),
Mosby's Nursing Consult (www.mosbysnursingconsult.com), ScienceDirect
(www.sciencedirect.com/), Scopus (www.info.scopus.com/), bibliographic
databases, online reference works and subject specific portals.



    Elsevier (www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading publisher
and information provider. Operating in the science and healthcare, legal,
education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
ENL (New York Stock Exchange).



About ChinaMedCom

    ChinaMedCom is specialized in providing value-added medical information
solutions to the leading hospitals in China. Determined to bring the latest
medical information concepts to China, ChinaMedCom is also participating in
helping establish industry standards throughout the country.



    Founded in 2004, its founder and senior management team are composed of
graduates from elite universities in the United States, with experience in
internationally-renowned HIT or management consulting firms. Headquartered in
Beijing, People's Republic of China, with its U.S. operations based in New
York, ChinaMedCom has formed an extensive system of academic research,
product development, marketing & sales, and consulting expertise between
China and the US. ChinaMedCom continues to develop programs that are
dedicated to sharing academic findings and providing integrated clinical
decision support solutions to the new-generation e-hospitals in China. Learn
more at: www.ChinaMedCom.com