CSI Awarded GSA Contract; Thousands of Government Employees Will Use Patented CSI Technology To Monitor Health.

Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers

SPARKS, Nev.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 6, 2002

Computerized Screening, Inc. (CSI), visionary pioneers in the field of preventive health screening technology, today announced that CSI has been awarded a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration.

As an approved contractor within the Fitness vendor catalog, CSI has been approved to offer its revolutionary CSI health station to thousands of government agencies, installations and employees around the nation.

CSI holds four patents for technology and devices that comprise CSI health station, including technology for blood pressure monitoring that is regarded as the most accurate non-invasive, automated methodology in existence today. CSI technology uses all three of the accepted non-invasive measurement techniques: auscultatory (sound), oscillometric (pressure) and pattern identification and analyzes 6,500 samples to determine a single blood pressure result. Other CSI patented features include a weight assessment tool, a seat providing wheel chair access to the system and the interactive health record management health system.

"CSI is the first automated blood pressure health station to receive a GSA contract within the Fitness category," says Charles Bluth, President and CEO of CSI. "We are extremely proud to have received this award and to know that thousands of government employees around the nation will be able to use CSI health stations to proactively and preventively manage their health."

In addition to blood pressure and weight measurement, CSI health stations offer heart rate testing, fitness evaluations including body mass index determination and health risk assessments based on the Framingham Heart Study. The CSI health stations also feature comprehensive health information, including access to a drug encyclopedia and a medication compatibility database, an extensive library of health education videos and information on local health providers and services.

Unique to the CSI health station system is the ability of users to establish personal medical records (PMRs) that compile and store test results from the health station as well as physician visits, hospitalizations and prescription histories. Using revolutionary technology that is part of the patented CSI health station system, CSI can provide individuals with secure Internet access to their PMRs.

Government agencies will be able to request CSI health stations through the GSA Federal Supply Catalog. In addition, organizations such as the Virginia Public Health Service or the Indian Health Service may order the health station for public use through the catalog.

CSI has established relationships with hundreds of corporations around the country, including many Fortune 500 businesses. Among CSI's corporate clients are Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Colgate-Palmolive, Mass Mutual, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Maxwell House, Becton Dickinson, Astra Zeneca, Dupont, Kaiser Permanente, and the US Government.

CSI also has established relationships with major retailers, representing 3000 locations around the nation. CSI's retail clients include Publix, Kerr Drug, Price Chopper, Safeway, Longs, Raley's, Meijer, SaveMart, Spartan, Dillons and Brookshires.

Computerized Screening Inc.

Computerized Screening Inc. (CSI) is a privately held medical device manufacturer, healthcare technology, marketing and information company. The centerpiece of CSI's health complement is the CSI health station, one-stop health information and screening technology that features four patents. CSI was founded in 1978, with a mission to offer affordable, accurate blood pressure and heart rate testing in non-clinical settings. One billion tests have been performed in CSI's twenty-five years, and CSI is achieving its founding corporate mission to provide individuals with access to accurate, affordable health assessment tools and information that encourage wellness and disease prevention. CSI is based in Sparks, Nevada. Their website is www.computerized-screening.com.