CorSolutions Leverages Leading Technologies to Enhance Patient Care and Increase Operating Efficiency.Health/Medical Writers BUFFALO GROVE Buffalo Grove A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 43,300. , Ill.--(BW HealthWire)--April 9, 2001 CorSolutions Medical, Inc., the nation's leading provider of chronic care management services, announced plans to implement a multi-technology operating platform, setting a new standard for technology integration in the disease management industry. Leading edge technologies will be incorporated across CorSolutions' business to streamline company operations, automate systems for patient convenience, and to enhance patient care, education and support. "Building on the successful launch of our patient Web site, eCorSolutions.com, we continue to invest in the development and implementation of technologies that improve our ability to manage patient care," said L. Peter Smith, chief executive officer of CorSolutions. "Our comprehensive technology platform firmly establishes CorSolutions as a progressive leader in the growing care management market, and is a strong example of technology's powerful impact on health care delivery." To increase internal operating efficiency CorSolutions will launch CorConnect, a Web-based clinical system. Key features of the platform include a revamped Analysis Planning and Evaluation questionnaire allowing CorSolutions' nurses to better manage their workflow, track patient progress and personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. interactions. The new system eliminates redundancies and automates core business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . Additionally, CorConnect provides a framework that eventually will allow physicians to track patient records in real time via the Web. CorSolutions also is extending the use of technologies that directly improve patient care. Through a contract with health monitoring company Life Navigator See Netscape Navigator, Netscape and Norton Navigator. Navigator - Netscape Navigator , CorSolutions will use a suite of biometric devices biometric device - biometrics to objectively collect clinical measurements. Qualified patients will be provided a personal digital assistant, which can be connected to five separate Life Navigator devices to record and report such critical health indicators such as blood pressure, body weight, blood oxygen saturation oxygen saturation sO2 The O2 concentration of blood expressed as a ratio of its total O2-carrying capacity; the OS is a measure of the utilization of O2 transport capacity; sO2 , peak flow of breathing, and blood glucose blood glucose Diabetology The principal sugar produced by the body from food–especially carbohydrates, but also from proteins and fats; glucose is the body's major source of energy, is transported to cells via the circulation and used by cells in the presence . The data can be securely sent electronically to CorSolutions' care centers, where it is converted into graphical displays and stored for viewing and interpretation by the patients' personal CorSolutions' nurse and physician. Technology also is being used to improve patient access to educational information. Using a speech recognition program technology by Eliza Corporation, patients can call a toll-free number and verbally interact with a system that provides health education messages specific to their condition. The system also allows patients to conveniently complete a quality-of-life survey, which enables CorSolutions' nurses to review their progress and plan for additional care. Patients can access the service seven days a week, 24 hours a day from any landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. or wireless telephone. To enhance eCorSolutions.com, CorSolutions has selected Participate.com to develop and manage their online community programs for patients, physicians and caregivers. Participate.com has created an array of community programs to expand the amount of information available and offer a valuable way to interact and share knowledge and strategies for health and wellness. eCorSolutions.com has also received a prominent new privacy endorsement. As a testament to eCorSolutions' respect for patients' privacy rights, TRUSTe recently awarded its coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. privacy seal. The seal demonstrates that eCorSolutions meets TRUSTe's strict requirements in the areas of notice, choice access and security. "Through the use of new technologies, we are able to dramatically impact patients' quality of life," said CorSolutions' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Richard Vance. "In addition to condition management benefits, the use of devices, online communities and telephonic education empowers patients, giving them a greater sense of connection and control of their condition. These tools are a powerful supplement to personal care provided by CorSolutions' nurses." About CorSolutions CorSolutions Medical, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of chronic care management services, providing population-based chronic care management for individuals affected by coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. , congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. , diabetes and asthma. Through telephone consultation, interactive voice response, home visits and the company's interactive patient/member Web site, www.ecorsolutions.com, CorSolutions' nurses concentrate on stabilizing stabilizing, v to hold a limb motionless in order to ground its energy; a standard isometric resistance technique, it releases tension and lengthens muscle fibers. and improving patients' health, promoting patient satisfaction and quality of life, and reducing unnecessary healthcare costs. Using the exclusive MULTIFIT(sm) approach of physician-directed, nurse-mediated, patient-managed care, CorSolutions delivers measurable health improvements and significant cost-savings for its customers. CorSolutions (www.corsolutions.com) has more than 100 contracts representing 45 million commercial and 1.5 million Medicare risk members throughout the country. Based in Buffalo Grove, Ill., CorSolutions has grown from $5 million in annual revenues in 1995 to more than $45 million in 2000. |
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