Product Family

"The Two-Way Real Time Data Transfer System"

X-Link

X-Link is middleware that provides you with the capability to exchange data between medical software packages and/or data service providers produced by a variety of manufacturers. The software packages and/or data service providers are generally categorized as Practice Management Systems (billing), Electronic Patient Records Systems (patient charting), Laboratory Systems, Prescription Systems, Dictation Systems and other categories.

The types of data exchanged are usually Patient Demographics, Insurance Coverage, Billing Transactions, Appointments and other types of data. The exchange of data occurs with an extremely wide variety of data formats as defined by both the source and destination systems and this data is carried over a variety of interconnects including network file sharing, TCP-IP, serial and other common and proprietary connections.

Exchange of information is generally provided in real time with only new and changed information actually transferring over the interconnect, but this method is sometimes varied by the limitations imposed by either the source or destination systems.

X-Link Palm

X-Link Palm refers to a version of X-Link where data is transferred to the built-in programs in a Palm OS device. The Palm OS devices currently supported are the Palm Pilots and Handspring Visors. X-Link provides this transfer of data via the USB or serial cradle, or in Palm Desktop Version 4 as an infrared connection or other wireless connectivity. X-Link Palm allows batch and real time transfer of demographics from your Practice Management System to the Address Book. It also recognizes the change or addition of demographics in the Palm and transfers it back to the Practice Management System via real time transfer. A specially coded graffiti in the Note area of the Address Book is used to indicate billing data to be inserted into the Practice Management System via the real time processor. Finally, the Batch Appointment function transfers a day's worth of appointments to the Date Book. Patients are kept in a separate category in these Palm applications. Normal Palm Desktop Auto HotSync of the Address Book and Date Book is not affected by the use of X-Link Palm.

X-Link Remote Server

X-Link Remote Server along with of a series of X-Link Ultra Thin Clients provides a simple user interface that operates on a variety of devices in a diverse array of environments. The combination of X-Link Remote Server and X-Link Ultra Thin Clients provides for real time access to the Practice Management System for the lookup of patient demographics and insurance coverage information. Basic patient demographics can be immediately updated back into the Practice Management System. Full billing can be entered and immediately posted to the Practice Management System. Appointments can be reviewed. Many features and options are being considered for future product releases.

LAN, WAN, Internet & VPN Environments

When the X-Link Ultra Thin Client for Windows is loaded on a desktop or laptop computer and connected to the X-Link Remote Server via network cabling forming a Local Area Network, a Wide Area Network, the Internet, Virtual Private Network or other TCP-IP Network, the X-Link Ultra Thin Client will provide access to the Practice Management System databases. Network speeds as slow as 9600 baud will provide excellent results.

Wireless Laptops

When the X-Link Ultra Thin Client for Windows is loaded on a laptop computer and connected to the X-Link Remote Server via Wireless Modem technology through a Wireless Data Service provider using a TCP-IP protocol, such as CDPD networks, the X-Link Ultra Thin Client will provide access to the Practice Management System databases. CDPD networks for Laptops vary in speed from 19.2k baud to 28.8k baud and will provide excellent results. AT&T and Verizon appear to be good candidates as wireless data service providers. Sprint is now offering a CDMA technology at 9600 baud that is compatible with the X-Link Ultra Thin Client; however, since this is not a true packet data network, access to data may take up to one minute. Other technologies are currently providing 128k baud in limited areas while some new technologies are promising 1Mbps to 56Mbps as soon as 2002. Wireless Modems and Service Activation are available as a bundle with your X-Link purchase.

Wireless Palm OS Devices

When the X-Link Ultra Thin Client for Palm OS is loaded on a Palm OS compatible device and connected to the X-Link Remote Server via Wireless Modem technology through a Wireless Data Service provider using a TCP-IP protocol, such as CDPD networks, the X-Link Ultra Thin Client will provide access to the Practice Management System databases. The X-Link Ultra Thin Client for Palm OS uses the same wireless technology as the Wireless Laptop discussed above. Wireless Modems and Service Activation are available as a bundle with your X-Link purchase.