| American TeleCare®,
Inc. Announces Customer Partnership
With Beverly Hospital and North Shore Elder Services
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, August 18, 2003 — American
TeleCare, Inc. today announced a customer partnership to build
a new telemedicine
program with Beverly Hospital and North Shore Elder Services, located
in Beverly, Mass.
The program, developed by American TeleCare, Inc., will allow
clinicians to assess and treat elderly patients who suffer from
chronic illness
and heart disease right in their homes. This initiative is the
first telemedicine program in the nation that includes a hospital-based
disease management service in collaboration with a community social
service agency.
The telemedicine home health system
connects directly to a patient’s
telephone and features live audio/video components combined with
a telephonic stethoscope and other medical “peripherals” (blood
pressure meter, scale, glucose meter, pulse oximeter and digital
image capture) – allowing the health and disease management
specialist to conduct a complete “virtual visit” to
patients at home.
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A $225,000 state grant provided the funding needed for telehealth”,
according to Judith Thomson, Director of Family Caregiver Services
at North Shore Elder Services. “Thanks to this system, not
only can we conduct a complete assessment of our patients while they
are at home, but we also have ample opportunity to reinforce education
and gauge compliance,” says Patricia Grady, RN, director of
health and disease management services at Beverly Hospital. “Many
of the patients have mobility issues and difficulty getting to their
doctor’s office or hospital. This technology allows us to
provide our patients with improved access to care by breaking down
traditional
barriers to patient care.”
“American TeleCare is pleased to add Beverly Hospital and North Shore Elder
Services to our list of partners,” said Randy Moore, CEO of American TeleCare.” This
technology will support their ability to intervene in a more timely manner and
reduce health care costs through a reduction in emergency room visits and costly
re-admissions.” he said.
American TeleCare pioneered the concept
of home telehealth in 1993. The company markets FDA approved telehealth
monitoring systems
that incorporate live
audio/video with integrated electronic medical peripherals. Clinicians
use American TeleCare
systems to conduct remote clinical examinations of patients. American TeleCare
has installed the majority of home telehealth programs throughout the world
and is the recognized industry leader. For more information, visit www.americantelecare.com.
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TeleCare. Practical Solutions. Positive Outcomes.™ |
