CorSolutions Will Drive Chronic Care Management Industry by Implementing Advanced Biometric Device Suite.Business Editors/Healthcare Writers BUFFALO GROVE Buffalo Grove A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 43,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 CorSolutions Partners with Life Navigator See Netscape Navigator, Netscape and Norton Navigator. Navigator - Netscape Navigator to Offer Extensive Technological Monitoring Capabilities to Improve Care for Chronically Ill Patients CorSolutions, Inc., the nation's leading provider of chronic care management services, announced today it will soon begin to employ an advanced technological suite of devices to objectively collect biometric data from patients and report it directly to a caregiver care·giv·er n. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. . CorSolutions is partnering with high-tech health monitoring company Life Navigator to allow users to play an active role in their health by providing valuable clinical measurements quickly and efficiently, from the privacy of their own homes. For the first time ever, a chronic care management company will have access to pure, unbiased biometric data from a multi-device monitoring platform. Qualified CorSolutions patients will be provided with a fully-functional personal digital assistant, which can be connected to five separate Life Navigator devices to record and report such critical health indicators 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 is then securely sent electronically to CorSolutions' care centers, where it is converted into graphical displays and stored for viewing and interpretation by the patient's personal CorSolutions' nurse and physician. The health information generated through this multi-device platform will allow CorSolutions' experienced, registered nurses to better monitor and manage a variety of co-existing chronic health conditions. In conjunction with its traditional care offerings, this cutting-edge technology gives CorSolutions the most comprehensive chronic care management services in the industry. The personal digital assistant can also proactively trigger alarms based on individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. parameters set by the CorSolutions disease manager and the patient's physician. Biometric data reported outside of any of these levels, such as increased blood glucose or weight gain, will automatically alert the patient's nurse who can then evaluate and immediately respond to the situation. "The biometric disease management tools we are implementing, in conjunction with Life Navigator, will make a real difference in patients' quality of life, and represent an important part of our technology-enhanced patient-centric approach," said CorSolutions' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Richard Vance. "We are committed to offering to our patients multiple, effective channels for education, data-collection and assessment, and to build upon the personal relationships our nurses develop with patients." In addition to monitoring and reporting, the handheld devices provided by CorSolutions will also be capable of issuing automatic medication reminders, as well as health education messages and tips from the patient's CorSolutions nurse. In addition, patients will be able to use the personal digital assistant to answer routine monitoring questions and forward them to their individual nurse at CorSolutions. "With CorSolutions' strong commitment to innovative technology, we are convinced that this is an ideal relationship," said Dr. Jeffrey Budd, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Life Navigator. "Together, we will set the new standard for how care management is delivered in the future." 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 consistently delivers measurable health improvements and significant cost-savings for its customers. CorSolutions currently has more than 100 contracts representing 45 million commercial and 1.5 million Medicare risk members throughout the country. Based in Buffalo Grove, IL, CorSolutions has grown from $5 million in annual revenues in 1995 to more than $45 million in 2000. For more information, visit the company's corporate Web site at www.corsolutions.com. About Life Navigator Life Navigator Inc. is a leading provider of clinically reliable, affordable home monitoring services The general surveillance of known air traffic movements by reference to a radar scope presentation or other means, for the purpose of passing advisory information concerning conflicting traffic or providing navigational assistance. . Life Navigator's technology platforms connect to medical devices in the home and collect a wide range of biometric and subjective data from health consumers. The user-friendly platforms allow consumers to take an active role in their health by providing valuable clinical measurements in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Life Navigator Inc. based in Minneapolis, Minn. is currently home monitoring health consumers in 28 states. The results of our home monitoring program are documented in numerous peer-reviewed journals peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. . By combining proprietary patented technology, medical informatics medical informatics, n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. , and care management expertise Life Navigator has demonstrated significant improvements in clinical outcomes. Life Navigator is uniquely positioned to enable the home to be the next dynamic point of care. For more information visit the company's Web site at http://www.lifenavigator.com. |
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