Advanced Health announces installation of patient health assessment software.TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1997-- New Internet-Enabled Tool Allows Physicians to Evaluate and Monitor Patient Health Status and Risks Advanced Health Corporation (Nasdaq: ADVH), a leader in helping physicians manage their practices, has announced the installation of Med-E-Patient Intake(TM), a new electronic tool that allows physicians to evaluate and monitor patient health status and risks through surveys and on-line questionnaires. The application was developed by Advanced Health Med-E-Systems (AHMES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. Med-E-Patient Intake(TM) was installed and is currently in use in the Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac Rehabilitation Definition Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive exercise, education, and behavioral modification program designed to improve the physical and emotional condition of patients with heart disease. Center at Lenox Hill Hospital Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is a 652-bed, acute care hospital and a major teaching affiliate of NYU Medical Center. Founded in 1857 as the German Dispensary, today's 10-building Lenox Hill Hospital complex has occupied its present site since 1868 when it (the "Center") in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . With the help of AHMES, the Center has installed questionnaires and surveys to evaluate overall health risks, smoking habits and psychosocial psychosocial /psy·cho·so·cial/ (si?ko-so´shul) pertaining to or involving both psychic and social aspects. psy·cho·so·cial adj. Involving aspects of both social and psychological behavior. profiles that include indices for depression and anxiety which may impact rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. success. The application yields a scoring for individual patients. Physicians at the Center will utilize this information to personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. care plans and rehabilitation programs Noun 1. rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care for their patients. Other providers can easily customize the application to provide surveys of their choice and customize the scoring algorithms In statistics, Fisher's Scoring algorithm is a form of Newton's method used to solve maximum likelihood equations numerically. Sketch of Derivation Let be random variables, independent and identically distributed with twice differentiable p.d.f. . The application may also be accessed through the Internet, allowing patients to complete the questionnaires at their convenience. "This application provides an important tool to physicians by capturing intake data in a reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us electronic form," said Robert Alger, President of Advanced Health Med-E-Systems. "Med-E-Patient Intake(TM) is a flexible tool with which physicians can develop health status and other custom assessment and intake instruments. Quality of care requires better patient information and the ability to measure changes of function and status over time. These tools are a valuable addition to the Med-E-Practice(TM) and Med-E-Net(TM) applications in further engaging the patient in a structured dialog with the clinical care team." "We are very excited about this new application," said Richard Stein, MD, Director of The Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. "The specific questionnaires that we have installed give us critical information on the cardiac as well as overall health risks for our patients. The application allows us to personalize our care and provide more effective treatment regimens and, we believe, will have a very positive impact on outcomes." Advanced Health Corporation is a leading physician practice management company that vertically integrates practice and network management services with clinical information systems. Unlike other physician practice management companies, Advanced Health partners with - instead of purchases - physician group practices, thereby maintaining physicians' independence and providing the optimal incentives to achieve practice success. ADVH provides physician practice and network management and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" through its Advanced Health Management subsidiary and currently serves over 1,800 physicians. ADVH provides clinical information systems through its Advanced Health Med-E-Systems' subsidiary; these systems provide physicians with patient-specific clinical and health plan information at the point of care to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care. Editor's Notes Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : This release is available on the Internet at http://www.advhealth.com and at http://www.noonanrusso.com . CONTACT: Advanced Health Corporation Victoria Feder (914) 524-4204 e-mail: vfeder@advhealth.com or Noonan/Russo Communications, Inc. (212) 696-4455 Jennifer Angell (investors), ext. 240 Michele Helm (media), ext. 225 e-mail: news@noonanrusso.com |
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