iKnowMed
iKnowMed, Inc. develops Web-based oncology specific electronic medical records (EMR) system that replaces paper charts to provide clinical patient information for physicians. The company offers patient information, such as diagnosis and past medical history, clinical encounter documentation, patient allergies, diagnostic test results, medications the patient is taking, order history, and chemotherapy administration and patient assessment, as well as treatment plan, including clinical trials. It also provides reporting center that reveals knowledge about cancer program, and helps to manage and improve clinical and financial performance, as well as provides reports regarding diagnoses of patient population, chemotherapy ordered for each diagnosis, patients receiving supportive care medication, patients response, discontinuation of patients’ treatment, and anemia treatment and recovery. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Berkeley, California. As of July 2004, iKnowMed, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of US Oncology, Inc.