CYBeR-CARE Begins Telehealth Network Operations in China.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers ATLANTA--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 10, 2001 CYBeR-CARE Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBR CYBR Copy Byte Right ), a telehealth technology innovator, recently activated live telehealth network operations in China, supporting its joint venture with SIIC SIIC Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica SIIC Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (Iraq) SIIC Sociétés d'Investissements Immobiliers Cotées (Les Echos, French paper) SIIC See If I Care Medical Science and Technology Group of Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . CYBeR-CARE's first initiative to disseminate its Electronic HouseCall(TM) System (EHC EHC Environmental Health Criteria EHC Environmental Health Center (NSC) EHC Eishockeyclub (German) EHC Extended Health Care (Plan) EHC Emory and Henry College ) in this region will be handled through its new wholly owned Asian operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. , Cyber Pacificare Ltd. The EHC system is a family of products utilizing Internet network technology to create two-way communications between chronically ill patients and a network of healthcare providers using voice, video and data transfers. Cyber Pacificare has exclusive rights to distribute 64,000 EHC units throughout the People's Republic of China over the next four years with plans to expand into other parts of Asia. "This joint venture will enable thousands of Chinese citizens to have access to healthcare services that were previously very limited or essentially nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non ," said John Haines, President, CyberCare Technologies. "CyberCare Technologies is proud to lead the charge for a more global telehealth marketplace." In Shanghai, initial installations have been completed at the Shu Guang Hospital and at four local community centers. There are thousands of these community centers throughout the Shanghai province, providing social and cultural services to citizens. CYBeR-CARE's monitoring system uses packet technology that benefits users by simultaneously transmitting voice, video and medical diagnostic data. Patient vital signs are collected - using medical devices such as an electronic stethoscope stethoscope (stĕth`əskōp') [Gr.,=chest viewer], instrument that enables the physican to hear the sounds made by the heart, the lungs, and various other organs. The earliest stethoscope, devised by the French physician R. T. H. , thermometer, blood pressure cuff and glucometer - and stored in a central database for real-time or periodic monitoring by caregivers. Caregivers measure results against a patient's historical data, enabling the delivery of improved patient care and more effective disease management treatment. About CYBeR-CARE, Inc. CyberCare Technologies is a subsidiary of CYBeR-CARE, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBR), based in Boynton Beach, Fla. CYBeR-CARE is a network company with a patented Internet-based technology system that provides for remote monitoring of individuals for healthcare purposes. The company also has physical, occupational and speech therapy centers and an institutional pharmacy. CYBeR-CARE can be found on the web at http://www.cyber-care.net. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, additional financing requirements, development of new products, government approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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