A new Apache Wicket-based web application, Cutaneous Lymphona Tracker, increases efficiency in securely managing confidential patient medical records.
(Vocus) November 18, 2009 -- Cutaneous Lymphoma Tracker, a new custom web application developed by Jeff Schwartz of CityTech Inc., debuted last month in Chicago. Known as CL Tracker, the application securely manages confidential patient data from the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF) Department of Dermatology’s Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Clinic.
Cutaneous Lymphoma is a general term that refers to various blood cancers that present themselves in the skin.
CL Tracker is an intuitive software product which requires very little training to administer and use. It securely maintains historical records of pathologies, labs, treatments, treatment responses and other medical information of cutaneous lymphoma patients. The CL Tracker enhances NMFF's electronic medical record (EMR) system with the capacity to include cutaneous lymphoma-specific data that was unavailable in the database system it replaces.
CL Tracker is built using the Apache Wicket web framework running on the Red Hat JBoss Application Server. It is deployed using VMWare to NMFF's existing VMWare virtualization farm. This architecture supports lower deployment costs and minimal future maintenance.
"CL Tracker provides a complete picture of results with prior therapies, genetic, molecular, pathology and blood results. All this information is crucial to make sound decisions about new therapies, tests to be ordered and overall patient management," says Dr. Joan Guitart, Director of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Senior CityTech consultant Jeff Schwartz, who developed this application, is familiar with the unique aspects of the disease since he was diagnosed with Mycosis Fungoides (MF), a form of cutaneous lymphoma, in April 2007. “Upon my initial diagnosis with MF, I was devastated. However, as I became more educated, I learned to cope. Part of my coping strategy is to use my business and technical knowledge, especially that of Enterprise Java, and apply it in a way to help doctors find a cure.”
"We are happy to see the CL Tracker being used as a decision support system for managing cutaneous lymphoma patients. This is yet another example of a CityTech consultant delivering a successful system fueled by their passion for both the business case and technology. A special thanks goes to Jeff Schwartz for creating and fulfilling his vision for a centralized system to help with the ongoing research on cutaneous lymphoma," says Matt Van Bergen, CTO of CITYTECH.
CityTech Inc. is a Chicago-based IT consultancy with extensive Java expertise and experience using Java to develop practical solutions for the medical field.
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