| American TeleCare, Inc.
Demonstrates Products to Congress
Telehealth Technology Beneficial for Aging Adults
March 29, 2004 – American TeleCare,
Inc. (ATI) was invited by the Center for Aging Services Technologies
(CAST), Sears Methodist
Retirement System and the American Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging (AAHSA) to demonstrate the company's telehealth
products & programs, which reduce costs and improve quality
of life for aging adults. The demonstration of the ATI family of
Video
Patient Stations and Monitoring Stations, took place in front of
members of Congress March 16 on Capitol Hill.
Home care and hospice providers continue to face serious healthcare
issues such as rising costs, lowered reimbursement rates and an
aging population. ATI's telemedicine technology addresses these issues
while increasing the quality of care to patients and supporting the
elderly population's preference to live independently with
healthcare provided in the comfort of their own home.
Now, patients using ATI's Telehealthcare
systems get the benefit of face-to-face voice and picture links
so they can talk to and hear
their healthcare provider over standard telephone lines. The equipment
easily measures, stores, and transmits patient blood pressure,
Protime® (blood
clotting time), pulse oximetry, pulse rate, blood glucose, weight,
and stethoscope readings. The ATI's telehealth technology is
easy-to-use and transmits over a standard telephone line.
As an example: In one year's time, Bob Erickson, 75, had been
taken to the hospital 11 times for severe stomach pain or congestive
heart failure. During the six months that followed, he was brought
into the hospital just once. That's because Erickson now has
a Video- based telehealth connection in his home and visits with
a home-health nurse 60 miles away. Telehealth technology is most
often being used with patients who have chronic diseases that need
careful monitoring, and the technology is changing how patients are
treated. With the average hospital admission costing $6,000-$7,000,
ATI's telemonitoring systems create substantial savings in
health care expenditures.
American TeleCare is dedicated to
improving outcomes while lowering health care costs and has been
since its formation in 1993. ATI
provides technology-enabled patient care management solutions,
featuring live
audio/video/data communication and integrated medical peripherals. ATI's
telehealth solutions enable remote, real-time clinical interactions-resulting
in increased efficiency in patient care delivery, improved outcomes
and increased patient and clinician satisfaction while lowering
costs. For more information, visit www.americantelecare.com or call 800-323-6667.
Sears Methodist Retirement System,
a nonprofit faith-based organization, has grown to serve more
than 1,700 seniors in West Texas and the
Panhandle. For more information, visit www.sears-methodist.com. |
