June 22, 2011
GeaCom, Inc. Honored With a Gold Award at the Connected World Conference
"GeaCom, Inc. received a Gold Value Chain Award in conjunction with T-Mobile USA and Jazz Wireless Data during the formal gala ceremony at the Connected World Conference in Chicago, IL. The companies were honored in the healthcare category for GeaCom's innovative medical communication system, Phrazer®."
June 7, 2011
GeaCom selects Sierra Wireless to connect multilingual medical communication device to electronic health records
"Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR)(TSX: SW) and GeaCom, Inc today announced that GeaCom has selected a Serria Wireless AirPrime™ embedded wireless module to provide the 3G wireless connection for GeaCom's handheld multilingual medical communication system, called Phrazer®. The first system of its kind in the world, Phrazer is a handheld touchscreen device that helps patients and caregivers overcome differences in language, culture, or literacy to exchange critical medical information. With the intergrated AirPrime MC8355 embedded wireless module, the Phrazer device can instantly access and update patient information within an electronic health records (EHR) system, even at an accident site or while in transit to hospital, using a cellular data network"
April 6, 2011
Phrazer® Honored Alongside Apple iPad, Chevrolet Volt as a 2011 Best New Product
"Phrazer™ was honored with a Gold award in the internationally renowned Edison Best New Product Awards™ competition last night. The Edison Awards is a yearly competition honoring innovation and excellence in the development, marketing and launch of new products. Phrazer, a multilingual medical communication system developed by GeaCom, received the Gold Medal in the 'Handheld or Miniaturized Devices' segment of the Science & Medical category"
March 23, 2011
T-Mobile USA Powers World’s First Multilingual Medical Communication System
"Geacom, Inc. announced today that its handheld interactive multilingual medical communication system, called Phrazer, will be powered by the robust network of T-Mobile USA, Inc. The first system of its kind in the world, Phrazer enables the collection and delivery of critical information between patients and caregivers, regardless of language, culture or literacy."
March 8, 2011
Phrazer® multilingual device used to communicate with patients in rural Honduras
"GeaCom team members accompanied Mayo Clinic medical students and physicians to rural Honduras to partake in a weeklong medical brigade from February 17-24, 2011. GeaCom staff used this opportunity to conduct a field trial of its new multilingual communication device, Phrazer™. Phrazer™ is a handheld, interactive system that enables the collection and delivery of critical information between patients and caregivers, regardless of differences in language, culture or literacy. This was the first time Phrazer™ has been used by patients and clinicians in a medical setting."
February 15, 2011
Multilingual device will assist physicians in Honduras
"GeaCom team members will accompany Mayo Clinic medical students and physicians to rural Honduras to partake in a weeklong medical brigade. GeaCom staff will use this opportunity to test Phrazer devices with Spanish speaking patients. The Phrazer triage protocol will collect critical information from patients including their primary concerns and symptoms. The Phrazer devices will provide an English summary of this information to physicians."
February 4, 2011
Phrazer® Named Edison Best New Product Awards Finalist
"Phrazer™ has been selected as a finialist in the internationally renowned Edison Best New Product Awards™ competition. Phrazer™, a multilingual medical communication system developed by GeaCom, is one of the three finalists in the "Handheld or Miniaturized Devices" segment of the Science & Medical Category."
January 2011
Minneapolis Somali community tests new multilingual communication device
"GeaCom, Inc. conducted a focus group within the Minneapolis Somali Community on December 18, 2010 at Mogadishu Mall. This two-hour session offered 11 Somali participants an opportunity to discuss the language and cultural barriers they face in the US healthcare system. Participants also tested a new multilingual medical communication device called Phrazer™"
January 17, 2011
A Duluth-based technology is nominated for an international wireless award
"Phrazer has been nominated for the CTIA Wireless 2011 BIG Idea Contest. The contest is designed to highlight the newest and most innovative use of wireless technology. Phrazer™ utilizes wireless technology to address key elements of communication and understanding between patients and caregivers. This handheld, multilingual device reduces communication barriers throughout the use of interactive question sequences."
January 6, 2011
GeaCom announces preorder program for multilingual communication system at Digital Health Summit
"GeaCom, Inc. recently announced a preorder program for purchasing the Phrazer™, its handheld, interactive, multilingual medical communication system. To further publicize preorder availability, GeaCom will be demonstrating Phrazer at the Digital Health Summit and Exhibition this weekend. The Summit is part of the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and will showcase companies who are developing cutting-edge technologies that promote patient-centered care and improve the quality of medical treatment."