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- June 03, 2009
VITERION TELEHEALTHCARE, A BUSINESS OF BAYER HEALTHCARE
DIABETES CARE, ANNOUNCES THE U.S. RELEASE OF THE VITERION® 200 TELEHEALTH MONITOR
Tarrytown, New York (June 3, 2009) - Viterion TeleHealthcare, a business of Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care, announces U.S. commercial availability of the new Viterion 200 telehealth monitor to meet the needs of patients, health care providers (HCPs), and payers in the growing field of telemedicine. The Viterion 200 telehealth monitor is a user-friendly device that electronically transmits patients’ vital signs taken at home to their HCP in another location.. Providers can access the system anywhere by using a web browser to monitor their patients and then send messages and advice before patients require more expensive hospitalization or emergency room (ER) visits. Remote patient
monitoring technology offered by Viterion is used to help manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- March 24, 2009
Remote patient monitoring improves outcomes for chronically ill, study shows.
by Bernie Monegain
Remote patient monitoring technology enables healthcare providers to treat patients before their conditions becomes more acute, according to a new study from the Spyglass Consulting Group.
Remote patient monitoring solutions have demonstrated success for patients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.
- January 15, 2009
Veterans Administration doctors use Viterion Telehealthcare to monitor veterans by telephone.
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW: A recent study of 17,025 patients enrolled in the VA's home telehealth service found that daily monitoring has reduced visits to hospitals by 19 percent and the number of hospital stays by 25 percent.
- December 01, 2008
Care Coordination/Home Telehealth:
The Systematic Implementation of
Health Informatics, Home Telehealth, and
Disease Management to Support the Care
of Veteran Patients with Chronic Conditions
Between July 2003 and December 2007, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) introduced a national home telehealth program, Care Coordination/Home Telehealth (CCHT). Its purpose was to coordinate the care of veteran patients with chronic conditions and avoid their unnecessary admission to long-term institutional care.
VHA’s experience is that an enterprise-wide home telehealth implementation is an appropriate and cost-effective way of managing chronic care patients in both urban and rural settings.
- July 12, 2007
Viterion TeleHealthcare Announces Agreement with the Visting Nurse Service of New York to Provide Telehealth to Home Patients at Risk for Rehospitalization
Viterion TeleHealthcare announced that it has been selected by the Visting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), the largest not-for-profit home health agency in the U.S., as a major supplier for state-of-the-art telemedicine devices for telehealth services to help prevent the rehospitalization of as many as 2,700 home health patients in the New York metropolitan area. VNSNY began to roll out its telehealth program in Bronx and Westchester on June 21, with Nassau county and the remaining NYC boroughs to follow over the next year.
- June 12, 2007
Acadian Telehealth Monitoring uses Viterion TeleHealthcare's products and technology in their unique and revolutionary concept for home health agencies
In 2007, the highly acclaimed Acadian Ambulance Service created the Acadian Monitoring Services (AMS)division. This division of Acadian includes Acadian On Call, Acadian On Watch and Mobile
Monitoring. The latest service under this umbrella is Acadian Telehealth Monitoring. “Many in the home health industry are aware of a typical telehealth whereby the home health agency monitors their own patients,” said Blane Comeaux, AMS vice president. “Acadian Teleheath, however, is extremely unique. We are the first company in the United States to rent and monitor the unit on behalf of any home health agency. This concept is revolutionizing the industry.” For more information, visit http://www.acadiantelehealth.com/home.html.
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