CDC Extends Cooperative Agreement With Apache for Longitudinal HIV/AIDS Outpatient Research Study.McLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997--APACHE Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMSI AMSI Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute AMSI Ambient Surround Imaging AMSI Atlantic Merchant Shipping Instructions AMSI Ameritech Message Signal Interface ) today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) has extended their Cooperative Agreement with APACHE's Health Research Network Division (HRN HRN Heroin (narcotic drug) HRN House Rabbit Network HRN Hotel Reservations Network, Inc. (Dallas, TX) HRN Human Resource Network HRN Host Resource Negotiator HRN Human Resources Need HRN Hidden Recharge Number ) through 2001. HRN has been performing longitudinal data collection and analysis on HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome patients since 1992 through the multicenter HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. Outpatient Study (HOPS) project and has had a formal Cooperative Agreement with the CDC since 1993. Scott Holmberg, Project Officer of the CDC, said, "The CDC is pleased to see this Agreement extended. The data are valuable for anyone interested in tracking the changing HIV/AIDS epidemic and continue to have a variety of public health implications. Nine scientific abstracts resulting from the HOPS project already have been presented at conferences, such as the International Conference on AIDS, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic infections Infections that cause a disease only when the host's immune system is impaired. The classic opportunistic infection never leads to disease in the normal host. , the Infectious Disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. Society of America, and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, and four papers are in development for peer review. These new publications focus on the changing dynamic of HIV illness, treatments, and outcomes as identified through HRN's analysis of the HOPS database." Diane Aschman, General Manager of HRN, stated, "This project has provided invaluable insights into the multiple stages of HIV infection and the efficacy of available treatments in fighting the disease. We are pleased that the CDC is extending the Cooperative Agreement, and we look forward to continuing to perform epidemiological and outcomes analysis for the CDC." As part of the Agreement, the CDC will continue to fund HRN's HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS). The HOPS project has collected and analyzed a national longitudinal epidemiological database of HIV-infected non-AIDS and AIDS patients which is the most comprehensive of its kind. Members of the HOPS project include nine HIV treatment centers including private practices, university health facilities, and public health clinics. HOPS prospectively tracks patients diverse in their geography, race, gender, HIV risk group, and social and economic class through visits to leading community-based HIV clinicians. To date, the HOPS database contains an average of 22 months of demographic, clinical, cost and outcomes data for each of more than 3,000 HIV/AIDS cases. The database is composed of 59% AIDS patients and 41% HIV-infected non-AIDS patients and has captured all stages of illness for HIV infected patients. Extension of the Agreement ensures the continuing analysis of the growing HOPS database, enabling more research on the effects of new treatments, changes in opportunistic illnesses and infections, and the course of the disease. More immediately, these data can provide indicators to help minimize HIV patients contracting severe late- stage infections. Used as a resource by managed care organizations, the data also can provide a basis for more effective managed care contracts throughout the course of the disease. The APACHE family of companies combines evidence-based medicine evidence-based medicine Decision-making 'The use of scientific data to confirm that proposed diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are appropriate in light of their high probability of producing the best and most favorable outcome'. See Meta-analysis. and knowledge-based consulting to deliver tools and process for clinical, financial, and operational performance improvement across the continuum of care. APACHE's data-driven solutions provide a strategic "blueprint" for performance improvement, helping providers and healthcare organizations to improve variations in practice patterns and reduce clinical costs. APACHE patient management products and services give clients real-time, risk-adjusted clinical and financial information they need to manage care, especially for high-risk, high-cost patients. Health Outcomes Research provides clinical trial design services, research support for product marketing, and disease management programs. National Health Advisors focuses on strategy and management support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to improve the performance of hospitals and integrated delivery systems. Worldwide, over 600 healthcare organizations have used APACHE products and services to measure, monitor, and manage change. CONTACT: Diane Aschman, MS, RPh General Manager Health Research Network 312-347-2521 or Scott Holmberg, MD, MPh Project Officer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 404-639-6146 |
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