Cybernet Medical Demonstrates Interoperability with StarView Videotelephones at ATA 2003.Health/Medical Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003 Cybernet's MedStar(TM) Data Transmission Device and Collection System Now Offers Enhanced Remote Patient Monitoring Via StarView's Advanced Videotelephones Cybernet Medical, a leading developer of biometric monitoring technology and medical devices for outpatient care, today announced that it will demonstrate interoperability between its MedStar(TM) Disease Management Data Collection System and StarView Video Communications Corporation's next generation videotelephone products at the American Telemedicine Association's Eighth Annual Meeting and Exposition April 27-30 in Orlando, Fla. When deployed in conjunction with a StarView videotelephone, the MedStar system -- used to remotely collect and transmit the physiological data of patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension and 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. (CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) -- can support high-resolution camera output to digitally bring a healthcare provider into the patient home. This closer form of remote patient contact is especially beneficial in wound care management programs and in chronic disease monitoring that requires more face-to-face interaction with a healthcare provider. "Cybernet Medical is taking the next step in offering enhanced telemedicine through its interoperability with StarView videotelephones," noted Chuck Jacobus, Ph.D., 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 Cybernet Medical. "Videotelephones are ideal for facilitating regular face-to-face visits between healthcare providers and patients in areas where distance precludes frequent office appointments. These 'virtual visits,' in combination with regular physiological data transmissions from our MedStar system, enable healthcare providers to more closely monitor at-risk patients in a truly supportive manner." The MedStar device collects data directly from measurement devices such as blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors and transmits it to a collection server over a standard telephone line. StarView's videophones provide reliable, high quality communications over regular phone lines. As a result, patients do not need Internet access See how to access the Internet. or high-speed connectivity to fully utilize the complete remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a system, an important consideration in rural areas. Practical examples of the benefits of the Cybernet Medical/StarView collaboration include: -- the ability for healthcare caseworkers to visually check chronic disease patients as they take their daily medications, further ensuring program compliance -- facilitation Facilitation The process of providing a market for a security. Normally, this refers to bids and offers made for large blocks of securities, such as those traded by institutions. of face-to-face physician/patient conferences at times when weather, traffic or distance preclude an office visit -- documentation of patient progress in areas where visual confirmation is beneficial, such as in wound care management Between April 27-30, visitors to the American Telemedicine Association's annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. in Orlando can view live interoperability demonstrations of Cybernet Medical's MedStar System and StarView videotelephones in Booths 319 and 911. About the MedStar(TM) System The MedStar interface device and accompanying collection server, together called the MedStar System, is designed to improve in-home patient chronic disease management. The battery-powered and portable MedStar device connects to and transmits physiological data from standard measurement devices regularly used at home by chronic disease patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, CHF and respiratory conditions. These devices include electronic scales, blood pressure cuffs, spirometers, 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 glucose monitors. Purpose-built for home care, hospitals and disease management companies, the MedStar device and its web-based electronic patient physiological data record management system is the low cost solution for transmitting data acquired in the patient's home to remotely located caregivers. About StarView Video Communications Based in Tucson, Arizona Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/, Spanish: Tucsón [tuk'son] , StarView Video Communications Corporation is a leading provider of innovative advanced technology videotelephone and specialized wireless video communication products and technology. StarView videotelephone products offer interoperable mobile solutions for a wide variety of applications, ranging from everyday small business and SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. use to international telemedicine and large corporate and governmental projects. For more information, visit the company's website at www.starviewvideo.com or call 520/886-1340. About Cybernet Medical Cybernet Medical is an innovative, technology-based company focused on changing the way chronic care patients are monitored and diagnosed. Through research funded by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , National Institute of Health and Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA ARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ), Cybernet Medical has developed and patented electronic devices, networked databases, and web-based user interfaces for the collection and management of physiological data. For more information on Cybernet Medical, visit the company's web site at www.cybernetmedical.com or call 734/668-2567. |
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