Cybernet Medical Announces Release of ``Software''-based MedStar(TM) at ATA 2006.ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Cybernet Medical, a leading developer of telemedicine technology for outpatient care, today announced the release of its $0 per patient telemonitoring solution for the web-savvy. Any user of the MedStar(TM) web-based data service can now offer patients who browse the web a fully functional version of the MedStar without in-home patient hardware. The "Software" MedStar offers (1) full vital signs data acquisition, (2) AI-powered question & answer logic that can be delivered via the web or by interactive voice response, and (3) two-way IP phone and video service between the patient and his/her caregiver/case worker. The patient only needs a browser-enabled PC, Internet service, and a broadband connection for two-way video service. A special version of the MedStar data hub is optionally available to connect various physiological measurement devices like glucometers, weight scales, and blood pressure monitors to the user's PC for automated data upload. "Our new web-based MedStar lowers the cost per patient for data collection and interactive Q&A to virtually zero dollars per patient," says Eric Lichtenstein, Director of Cybernet Medical. "Coupled with Cybernet Medical's award-winning patient services and self-management features, the MedStar patient oversight process just got much better." This new product will be released at the American Telemedicine Association American Telemedicine Association (ATA), established in 1993 as a non-profit organization, ATA goal is to promote access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology (alternatively referred to as telemedicine, telehealth or eHealth). 2006 trade show, in the San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. from May 7th to 10th. Cybernet Medical invites anyone attending the show to come visit Booth #820 for more details. About the MedStar(TM) System The MedStar System is built around a web-based electronic patient record system that offers secure access to patients, their caregivers, and designated clinical personnel. It offers a one stop home care and outpatient management facility that also includes support for two-way voice and video sessions (recorded in the patient's record for later review), wound care management, structured patient question and answer capability (via web or interactive voice response), capture of patient physiological parameters like blood glucose, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, weight, pulse rate, EKG EKG: see electrocardiography. readings, respiration measurement, coagulation coagulation (kōăg'y  lā`shən), the collecting into a mass of minute particles of a solid dispersed throughout a liquid (a sol), usually followed by the precipitation or parameters (and others based on new plug-in modules), and device/personnel scheduling and business management. The MedStar System enables home and health care providers to deliver better care at lower cost, and frees up provider resources to care for more seriously ill patients. About Cybernet Medical Cybernet Medical is focused on using the Internet to improve the way chronic care patients are monitored and diagnosed. Through research funded by the U.S. Government, Cybernet Medical develops (and has patented) medical devices and web-based electronic patient record systems that remotely collect data and provide the means for more efficiently managing chronically ill patients. Cybernet Medical is a division of Cybernet Systems, a research and development firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. . For more information on Cybernet Medical, visit the company's web site at www.cybernetmedical.com or call 734-668-2567. MedStar(TM) meets all current, applicable FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. requirements for telemonitoring and alerting applied to Diabetes, 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. , COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD abbr. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , ECG ECG electrocardiogram. ECG abbr. 1. electrocardiogram 2. electrocardiograph ECG Also called an electrocardiogram, it records the electrical activity of the heart. Event Monitoring, Wound Care Monitoring, and Symptom Reporting. |
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