CapMed, a leading provider of interactive personal health management solutions, recently acquired a patent-pending technology from Juke Systems Inc, technology called ICE First. This new technology enables healthcare consumers to have PHRs (personal health records) on their handhelds and access valuable medical, health and insurance information. A large number of mobile devices will be supported, including handhelds from Palm, Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola or LG. Everyday medical information as well as emergency information can be stored and updated on your mobile via a website database accessible from any PC with an internet connection. Developers also work to integrate the ICE First technology on Apple's iPhone.

Wendy Angst, General Manager of Bio-Imaging's CapMed division, declared: "The ICE First technology enhances CapMed's suite of personal health management solutions (Online PHR, Personal HealthKey™, and Personal Health Record CD-ROM). It provides a practical and easy way for absolutely everyone to have critical health information available when and where it is needed."

The ICE First technology will prove itself valuable for everyone who fills out or updates health and medical forms needed by physician practices, employers and schools. With ICE First, consumers who already work with CapMed personal health records will be able to easily transfer emergency data, directly from the PHR to their handhelds.

"By combining ICE First technology with the award-winning products from CapMed, users of ICE First are better positioned to monitor and manage their own health, as well as the health of family members," said Keith Buckley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Juke Systems. "The ability to access up-to-date health information from cell phones will go a long way toward improving consumers' interactions with physicians and clinicians and with the entire healthcare system."

A survey made by Pew Internet and American Life Project in 2006 revealed that 74 percent of mobile owners have positively used their device in at least one emergency. This shows that mobile devices can have an important role in healthcare. It is believed that women will benefit most from the ICE First technology, because they usually take care of family medical decisions and keep health records for children, spouses or elderly members of the family.

Healthcare consumers and patients can download ICE First for an annual subscription or by sponsoring technology from hospitals, associations, health plans, health systems or medical groups.