Boston Medical Technologies Names Jack Kromar Vice President of Sales; Former Roche Diagnostics Business Director to Lead Nationwide Rollout of Heart Rate Variability Testing Systems.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 21, 2000 Boston Medical Technologies, the pioneer of office and hospital-based, non-invasive systems for measurement of heart rate variability Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of variations in the heart rate. It is usually calculated by analysing the time series of beat-to-beat intervals from ECG or arterial pressure tracings. , today announced the appointment of Jack Kromar to Vice President of Sales. Kromar joins the company from Roche Diagnostics Roche Diagnostics Division is a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche which manufactures equipment and reagents for research and medical diagnostic applications. Internally, it is organized into six major business areas: Roche Applied Science, Roche Centralized Diagnostics, Roche Corporation, where he held several senior positions and most recently served as area Business Director. He brings to Boston Medical Technologies more than 17 years of experience in medical product management, marketing and sales. "Jack's background in medical product sales, marketing and management will be instrumental to our success as we plan our nationwide deployment of the Anscore(TM) Health Management System," said John Schafer, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Boston Medical Technologies. "Jack's years of industry experience and his remarkable sales career prove his ability to develop emerging technology markets." Kromar comes to Boston Medical Technologies with a proven record of achieving sales and marketing objectives for medical companies. As area Business Director at Roche Diagnostics, he oversaw and managed physician office and hospital sales across 16 states. In addition, Kromar held positions as director of product marketing, product manager, regional business manager and account manager for Roche Diagnostics (formerly Boehringer Manheim Corporation). Prior to his tenure at Roche Diagnostics, Kromar served as a sales representative for Foster Medical Corporation for three years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. . "Boston Medical Technologies is the first company to provide an office-based heart rate variability testing heart rate variability test Swing test Cardiology A test that measures swings in heart rate over 24 hrs via a portable EKG, identifying high-risk CHF Pts; if HRV is high, prognosis is good; if low, treatment is adjusted to prevent early demise. See Chaos theory. system," said Kromar. "I look forward to working with the company's outstanding management team to help accelerate the adoption of heart rate variability testing as a standard of practice among physicians." About Boston Medical Technologies An emerging e-health company, Boston Medical Technologies is pioneering the development and worldwide deployment of office and hospital-based, non-invasive heart rate variability testing systems to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of clinical care. Founded in 1994, Boston Medical Technologies is headquartered in Wakefield, Mass. For more information, contact Boston Medical Technologies at (781) 213-9200 or on the Web at http://www.bosmedtech.com. Under development since 1994, the Anscore Health Management System received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) for heart rate variability testing on June 11, 1999. Boston Medical Technologies has also been granted ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001/ EN 46001 certification for their full quality assurance system under the Medical Device Directive. |
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