Innovative Software Package Developed and Marketed with Support From Two Prominent Silicon Valley CEOs, Zach Nelson of NetSuite and Sridhar Vembu of Zoho
MedicalMine, Inc. announced today that ChARMTracker, a web-based application for autism treatment management, will debut nationally on Sunday, May 24, at the Autism One Conference in Chicago. ChARM is the first internet-based system available in the market that enables parents to gather, track and visualize complete and comprehensive information they collect on their children as they work to treat conditions that are often present in kids with this diagnosis - for example, gastrointestinal and immunological issues or chronic infections. MedicalMine, a chronic illness management company, has more than 600 families worldwide using ChARMTracker with the number of users increasing daily.
Pramila Srinivasan, Ph. D, CEO and Founder of MedicalMine, Inc. (the maker of ChARM), explains: “Autism is a complex multifactorial problem. There is an urgent need to gather, systematize and learn from all the anecdotal information about treatments, interventions and outcomes to accelerate the process of working towards a standard of care for autism. For a decade, parents have been waiting for technology to deliver on the promise of autism treatment data management. ChARM is the first software system that enables them to do that, despite many previous efforts led by groups all over the country. ChARM’s Silicon Valley connections have made all the difference. ”
With ChARMtracker, it is quick and easy for parents of children with autism to keep daily records of supplements, prescriptions, diets, educational interventions, and environmental changes that may influence their child’s behavior. ChARMtracker also enables parents to import lab results - even PDF files - and record progress in customized educational programs. It automatically generates reports and medical charts for doctors, therapists, teachers and caregivers. ChARM takes advantage of internet-based technology that can be accessed anytime and anywhere by caregivers to record and analyze detailed and complete treatment information on a frequent basis.
The development platform and resources for ChARM have been provided, pro bono, by software maker Zoho Corp. “Technology is a crucial piece to help us solve the puzzle of autism,” said Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu. “Without a systematic collection of data about these children, from genomics to nutrition to environmental triggers, we will not find the answers to the unanswered questions about causation and prevention. ChARM not only helps parents to manage treatment now, but it is positioned to help the entire community, physicians and researchers finally understand what we can do to treat our children successfully as well as to prevent new cases. That’s never been possible before.”
ChARMTracker’s cutting-edge software was showcased in a live demo on the internet last month as part of the ground-breaking “Light of Hope” webcast which featured clips from “Finding the Words,” a documentary about children recovering from autism, produced by ChARM’s acting Marketing Vice President, Elizabeth Horn of Horn Productions, Inc.
Sharing the primary sponsorship slots for the innovative broadcast were prominent Silicon Valley companies Zoho Corp. and NetSuite Inc. According to Zach Nelson, CEO of NetSuite: “We wanted to help make parents aware of ChARM and the help it can provide to caregivers of children with autism. Combining the message of hope the film provides and the ease of use of ChARM, more families will realize that technology can truly make a difference in how well their child can do, and will do, despite all of the obstacles that may confront them.”
“This kind of collaboration is what we need in the autism community - a community that has been divisive in the past,” said Elizabeth Horn. “Extraordinary technology like this will unite us in ways that were impossible before. Eventually we will be able to target treatments more effectively because we will be able to ‘match’ each child with other children with similar symptoms and histories. That is truly our community’s long-awaited ‘killer app!’”
ChARM will be featured at Autism One in Chicago on Sunday, May 24, at 3:30 p.m. CT at The Westin O’Hare Hotel. For a private demo there, please email Ms. Pramila Srinivasan at pramila@medicalmine.com.
Finding the Words
“Finding the Words,” a documentary about children recovering from autism, takes viewers on a journey from tragedy to triumph, and invites parents to follow a similar path to get their children well again. For more information about Finding The Words, please visit: http://www.findingthewords.org, or email Elizabeth Horn at hornproductions@sbcglobal.net.
Contacts:
Horn Productions
Elizabeth Horn, 650-685-0435
hornproductions@sbcglobal.net