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Diagnotes delivers patient info to on-call docs and updates medical records

Diagnotes Inc. wants to make it easier for on-call doctors to get up to speed […]

Diagnotes Inc. wants to make it easier for on-call doctors to get up to speed quickly with patients they may have never met.

The Indianapolis startup is on the verge of launching a two-part strategy to enable on-call clinicians and physicians to provide care faster and to ensure the patient gets proper follow-up care.
Diagnotes Chief Executive Officer David Wortman says one component of the innovation, Diagnotes Mobile, uses a smartphone application to securely deliver patient medical information to on-call clinicians and physicians. After the doctor-patient encounter, Wortman says, Diagnotes Manager, a web-based tool, gets patient records updated promptly and ensures proper follow-up care. It also allows administrators and supervisors to track data related to on-call services, he said.
Diagnotes Inc. has a physical office, but in reality, its 10 employees — much like the app component of its on-call product — is largely mobile, Wortman said.
“Most of our efforts right now are going toward trying to commercialize,” he said.
Diagnotes Mobile and Manager won top honors last fall in two inaugural competitions in Indiana — the BioCrossroads New Venture and the Hoosier Healthcare Innovation. And just last week, Diagnotes learned it was one of seven finalists in the Health Information Technology Innovation and Excellence category of TechPoint’s 14th annual Mira Awards  for technology and innovation (winners will be announced April 20).
Wortman, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from Purdue University, remains involved in several other tech companies, including Spring Mill Venture Partners, Carmel; SonarMed, Indianapolis; and Akoya, Chicago. He knows of no other devices on the market that promise to do what his company’s device does.
“We believe it is unique and has a chance to change the way healthcare is delivered,” he said.
The product was tested last year at two Indianapolis hospitals, Community and St. Vincent, where the reaction to its functionality was enthusiastic and welcoming.
Dr. Ram Yeleti, a cardiologist and president of the Community Physician Network, had a hands-on experience with the product. He was on-call during the first night of the pilot program — a night with an inordinately high volume of on-call traffic — and the device did just what it was supposed to do, he said.
“The first night I had it, there were no major glitches at all,” Yeleti said. “I was really grateful to have it. It made my life a lot easier.”
Troy Reiff, chief operating officer of St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, also tested the product. He said Diagnotes Manager “has the business intelligence to show the workload of clinicians and physicians. We get to see all the analytical data.”
This data helps verify physician claims of heavy workloads and confirm that they meet their obligation to provide care within contractually required time frames.
Diagnotes has a patent application pending for Diagnotes Mobile and Manager, and both hospitals plan to purchase when the product hits the market.
The company also disclosed in a securities filing that it has raised about $450,000 of an expected $1 million round.

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