| American TeleCare, Inc.
Announces Partnership
With Partners Home Care & Partners Telemedicine
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, September 10, 2003 — American
TeleCare, Inc. (ATI) today announced a partnership to launch
a home telemonitoring
nine-month clinical trial with Partners Home Care and Partners Telemedicine.
The purpose of this study is to see if Partners Home Care patients
with Class 3 or 4 Congestive Heart Failure will improve with daily
telemonitoring and nursing assessments, compared to patients receiving
standard homecare services. We define improvement as fewer emergency
room visits, fewer hospitalizations and improved quality of life.
The telemedicine home health system
connects directly to a patient's telephone and features live
audio components combined with other
medical "peripherals" (blood pressure meter, scale, pulse
oximeter) – allowing the health clinician to conduct a complete
"virtual visit" to patients at home.
"American TeleCare is pleased to add Partners Home Care and Partners Telemedicine
to our list of partners," said Randy Moore, CEO of American TeleCare. "This
technology will support their ability to reduce health care costs through a reduction
in emergency room, inpatient admissions and length of stays," he said.
"Partners Home Care is pleased to join ATI and Partners
Telemedicine in this innovative project. ATI's commitment
to high quality patient care and research endeavors are compatible
with our goals. Their commitment to patient investment mirrors
ours. Partners Telemedicine has also played a key role in making this happen
and we couldn't be doing this without their support," said Marcia
Reissig, RN, MS, CHCE, President of Partners Home Care.
"Partners HealthCare System is an acknowledged leader in
the telemedicine industry and is proud off its innovative programs.
ATI is an industry leader in the telemonitoring
market. Their service, quality and experience made it clear that they
were the right partners for our digital home health care initiative," said
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Corporate Director of Partners Telemedicine.
ATI is dedicated to improving outcomes
while lowering health care costs since it's start in 1993. The
company provides technology-enabled clinical management
systems that incorporate live audio/video communication with integrated
medical peripheral devices. Telehealth programs improve
access to care, enabling clinician's real-time interaction with
patients in their homes, delivering
improved outcomes, satisfaction, and lower health care costs. For more
information, visit www.americantelecare.com or call 800-323-6667.
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