In fall of 2003, Medical Memory Systems was created as part of 

the Computer Productivity Initiative at Old Dominion University.  At 

the end of the semester, the group had solidified the concept and a 

description is provided below from the fall 2003 Medical Memory 

Systems project's website.  The Medical Memory Systems (MMS) 

project aims to bridge the gaps in inter-facility communications 

that currently plague the health care system.  	The main goal of MMS 

is to decrease the risk of patient harm due to lack of proper 

communication.  The MMS product will consist of a durable, wearable	

memory device that will allow a patient to transport important 

medical information, therefore bridging the gap in inter-facility 

communications.  Important information will include allergies, 

history and physical, current medications, recent surgery findings, 

and lab results.  The medical device will be implanted in a variety 

of cosmetic settings.  In addition to the medical device worn by the 

patient, MMS will develop a software package for use by medical 

offices, clinics, and hospitals.  The package will contain the 

software necessary to update a patient's memory device.  The 

software will be designed to be used quickly and easily by medical 

professionals.  The goal of MMS is to ease the flow of information 

between medical facilities.  A patient will be able to carry their 

medical records from location to location.  The device will be 

updated after each doctor visit.  Other facilities will have quick 

access to the most up-to-date patient information.  Phase I will 

consist of the development of software and of a lab prototype of the 

MMS system.  

	The spring of 2004 saw the beginning of the second aspect of the 

Computer Productivity Initiative: the prototype.  The company name 

Medical Memory Systems was kept and the product name changed to 

PatientView 100.  The scope was narrowed due to budget and time 

constraints, but the concept stayed the same: provide the most 

important information about a patient to the people who need it.  In 

the case of the PatientView 100, the most important information 

concerns surgeries.  The people who need it are the surgical staff.  

The PatientView 100 is a system that will keep the most relevant

information concerning a patient, with reference to his or her 

surgery, on the patient at all times.