<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Amalga	I-Application
Unified	I-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Azyxxi	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
unified	O
health	O
enterprise	O
platform	O
designed	O
to	O
retrieve	O
and	O
display	O
patient	O
information	O
from	O
many	O
sources	O
,	O
including	O
scanned	O
documents	O
,	O
electrocardiograms	B-Application
,	O
X-rays	B-Library
,	O
MRI	B-Algorithm
scans	O
and	O
other	O
medical	O
imaging	O
procedures	O
,	O
lab	O
results	O
,	O
dictated	O
reports	O
of	O
surgery	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
patient	O
demographics	O
and	O
contact	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Amalga	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
health-related	O
products	O
spun-off	O
into	O
a	O
joint-venture	O
with	O
GE	O
Healthcare	O
called	O
Caradigm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amalga	O
was	O
developed	O
initially	O
as	O
Azyxxi	B-Application
by	O
doctors	O
and	O
researchers	O
at	O
the	O
Washington	O
Hospital	O
Center	O
emergency	O
department	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physician	O
using	O
Amalga	O
could	O
obtain	O
within	O
seconds	O
a	O
patient	O
's	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
hospital	O
records	O
,	O
medication	O
and	O
allergy	O
lists	O
,	O
lab	O
studies	O
,	O
and	O
views	O
of	O
relevant	O
X-rays	B-Library
,	O
CT	O
Scans	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
clips	O
and	O
images	O
,	O
all	O
organized	O
into	O
one	O
customized	O
format	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
most	O
critical	O
information	O
for	O
that	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
District	O
of	O
Columbia	O
Department	O
of	O
Health	O
for	O
management	O
of	O
such	O
mass-casualty	O
incidents	O
as	O
a	O
bioterrorism	O
attack	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
settings	O
in	O
Arizona	O
,	O
Maryland	O
,	O
and	O
Virginia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amalga	O
ran	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Server	I-Device
operating	O
system	O
and	O
used	O
SQL	O
Server	O
2008	O
as	O
the	O
data	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Amalga	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
health-related	O
products	O
spun-off	O
into	O
a	O
joint-venture	O
with	O
GE	O
Healthcare	O
called	O
Caradigm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Caradigm	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Caradigm	O
Intelligence	O
Platform	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
brand	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Amalga	I-Application
,	O
ending	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Eastwood	O
of	O
Health	O
IT	O
Exchange	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
nothing	O
else	O
,	O
Amalga	O
HIS	O
outlasted	O
the	O
Kin.	O
"	O
</s>
