About Us

ARMUS Corporation is a privately held information technology development company specializing in the medical industry. Located in the Silicon Valley, and founded in 1992 the company has been at the apex of clinical information technology development in partnership with leading medical device and biotechnology companies for more than a decade.

Prior to its latest development, ARMUS performed numerous software development projects for the life sciences industry, including ECG signal display, editing and analysis, CT image processing and manipulation, and professional educational software design and development.

In July 2000 ARMUS released the company's first independent product line, Outcomes a clinical quality and performance management application. The product which is certified by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons has received national recognition and is the premier application serving the market. cqi.armus.com, a secured Internet accessible application service was introduced in January 2001. Now a service provider, ARMUS supports online clinical data research and quality management services for more than 90 organizations representing over 500 physicians worldwide. Outcomes 3 , with advanced meta data version was released in August 2004 and has significantly changed clinical data reporting and analysis functionality. The company continues to engage in strategic marketing innovation and IT development with the Government, medical industry partners, major insurers, healthcare providers, and regional healthcare quality initiatives.

In January of 2003 ARMUS assumed the role of application developer and service provider for The Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI) a CMS demonstration project. The program involves a consortium of fifteen hospitals and physician practices engaged in exchanging information to improve the quality of surgical care and reduce costs. Clinical and financial data are mapped to track procedure outcomes, resource utilization and episodic cost. VCSQI is recognized as a leading demonstration of the 'Pay for Performance' quality initiative. The program and its supporting technology have been recently reviewed by the Senate Finance Committee and presented to the Ways and Means Congressional Commission on Healthcare.

The company also pursues new market opportunities, current and future technologies and services. Nota Medica, ARMUS' next generation product is designed to automate clinical delivery process information management and will enter beta testing in 2005. The company is well recognized throughout the industry for producing highly functional and evolutionary solutions to manage and evaluate quality in the healthcare marketplace.