CYBeR-CARE Launches Telehealth Network Operations in Taiwan; Network Includes Chinese Language Database.Health & Medical Writers BOYNTON BEACH Boynton Beach, city (1990 pop. 46,194), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a beach resort and vegetable-shipping point. , Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 18, 2001 CYBeR-CARE Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBR CYBR Copy Byte Right ), a telehealth technology innovator, recently activated its network operations in Taiwan to support its technology licensing agreement with Euxenite eux·e·nite n. A lustrous, blackish-brown rare-earth mineral consisting primarily of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, and yttrium. [From Greek euxenos, of Taiwan. Euxenite has exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute Cyber-Care's Electronic HouseCall(TM) Systems (EHC EHC Environmental Health Criteria EHC Environmental Health Center (NSC) EHC Eishockeyclub (German) EHC Extended Health Care (Plan) EHC Emory and Henry College (TM)) in Taiwan. The Cyber-Care network now supports traditional Chinese language characters and Chinese multimedia capability for all of Asia in relation to the EHC system, 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. Taiwan's system is interconnected with Cyber-Care's global network to provide for international medical consultations and network maintenance. Cyber-Care has also entered into a letter of intent with the Taipei Medical University Taipei Medical University (Traditional Chinese: 台北醫學大學 w=T'aipei Ihsuëh Tahsuëh; ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ) was founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960. to collaborate on the development of new telehealth initiatives. This was announced last week in a formal signing ceremony with Dr. Chung-Hong Hu, president of Taipei Medical University. "To celebrate our 40th anniversary, Taipei Medical University launched the `Virtual Health Community project in 2000," Hu said. "Today, we are delighted to initiate the collaboration with Cyber-Care to facilitate our commitment and mission for better health care service." According to John Haines, president, CyberCare Technologies, the relationship with Euxenite as well as Taipei Medical University has allowed Cyber-Care to lead the global telehealth initiative in Taiwan. "By providing easy access to a network of health care providers, literally throughout the world, the citizens of Taiwan will realize improved health care and more effective disease management," he said. CYBeR-CARE's monitoring system uses patented Internet-based 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, digital weight scale, pulse oximetry pulse oximetry Oxygen saturation measurement, SaO Critical care A method used to determine the O2 saturation–SaO2 and desaturation of blood in a continuous noninvasive fashion, through the noninvasive assessment of arterial Hb-bound , 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. CYBeR-CARE's network operations are being implemented through its new Asian operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. , Cyber Pacificare Ltd., headquartered in Hong Kong. About CYBeR-CARE, Inc Based in Boynton Beach, Fla., CYBeR-CARE Inc. (Nasdaq:CYBR) is a network technology company with a patented Internet-based 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 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. 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