Computerized Screening, Inc. - CSI - Celebrates 25 Years as Visionary Pioneer in Preventive Screening Technology.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

SPARKS, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

Corporate Milestones Include 1 Billion Blood Pressure

Tests, 5 Patents, Thousands of Clients

Computerized Screening, Inc., visionary pioneers in the field of preventive health screening technology, is marking its 25th anniversary as the premiere provider of heart and blood pressure monitoring outside the clinical setting. Founded in 1978, CSI has remained dedicated to its founding mission -- to provide communities with free access to health monitoring technology that empowers individuals to manage their health preventively and proactively. Twenty-five years later, CSI has performed more than one billion blood pressure tests, been awarded 5 patents for its innovative technology and systems, and established a presence in 3000 corporate and retail locations and government facilities nationwide.

Today, CSI holds 4 patents for the technology that comprises the CSI Health Station, a system of technological innovations borne from CSI's first blood pressure monitoring device, introduced in 1978. CSI's first blood pressure monitor was revolutionary because it performed heart rate analysis in conjunction with blood pressure testing, and CSI received its first patent for a blood pressure cuff in 1983. Twenty years later, the centerpiece of CSI's Health Station is patented technology for blood pressure monitoring that is regarded as the most accurate non-invasive, automated methodology in existence today. 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. 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 Station also features 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.

"CSI was founded to help build a culture that values preventive health management over a disease-based healthcare system," says Charles Bluth, CEO and Founder of CSI. "We believed that if individuals could access free screening and preventive healthcare tools, they would choose to be proactive in monitoring and managing their own health risks. CSI has been successful because our technology has empowered healthcare consumers and literally saved lives," continues Bluth.

CSI Health Stations are part of several public health initiatives in various communities across the country, where uninsured and medically underserved individuals are at risk for chronic, preventable diseases, including hypertension, diabetes and asthma. CSI is working with health providers and public health officials in South Central Los Angeles, Hinds County Mississippi and remote Alaska, who believe that CSI Health Stations are a valuable tool to enable individuals to manage their health proactively and preventively.

"CSI Health Stations allow people to be true partners with their healthcare providers by giving them the tools to be proactive in managing their own well-being," says Bluth. "CSI remains committed to innovative technologies that facilitate an individual's ability to record, manage and monitor health status indicators and access customized health information," continues Bluth.

CSI's most recent innovation is the introduction of telemedicine capabilities that allow CSI Health Station users to establish immediate communication with healthcare providers with a single touch of a button from the Health Station. Users can speak to a local healthcare provider clinician while simultaneously transferring their screening test results via the Health Station. CSI also recently introduced a Personal Medical Record (PMR) feature, that allows users to compile and store test results from Health Stations, physician office visits, hospitalizations and prescription histories. Since the PMR feature was introduced, more than 3000 CSI users have established PMRs.

Having been patented in 2001, CSI's blood pressure screening methodology is currently being evaluated by clinical researchers at Loma Linda University. Previous evaluations have been conducted at Livermore Labs and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. CSI's blood pressure assessment technology is unique because it 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.

"CSI really may be single-handedly revolutionizing the manner in which blood pressure is assessed in the clinical healthcare setting," says Dr. Aaron Shirley, a primary care physician who sought CSI's participation in the Mississippi health initiative. "The tests underway at Loma Linda should go far in verifying what I and other physicians believe...that CSI blood pressure monitoring technology delivers the most accurate non-invasive results possible. CSI's approach may well become the new standard for assessment in the healthcare system," continues Shirley.

CSI Health Stations are located in more than 3000 retail locations around the nation, including Publix, Kerr Drug, Price Chopper, Safeway, Longs and Dillons. In addition, CSI has established relationships with hundreds of corporations around the country, including many Fortune 500 companies. Among CSI corporate clients include Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Colgate-Palmolive, Mass Mutual, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Maxwell House, Becton Dickinson, Astra-Zeneca, Dupont, Kaiser Permanente, and the U.S. Government.

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.