HomMed Focused Care Signs Contract With Beech Street Corporation.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2003 HomMed Focused Care, a division of HomMed LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control that works with insurance companies to monitor, manage and treat patients, has signed an agreement with Beech Street Corporation, the largest independently-owned Preferred Provider Organization pre·ferred provider organization n. Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan. in the country, to offer its Home Health Telemonitoring Solution to chronically ill patients served by Beech Street. "Patients with chronic health problems, such as 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. , diabetes, asthma and other illnesses, are the most difficult and expensive to treat," says Herschel "Buzz" Peddicord, HomMed's founder and 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. . "However, with the daily vital sign monitoring that our solution provides, we can detect and address even the slightest abnormalities before they become serious, helping to prevent emergency room visits and hospitalizations." Telemonitoring Background In-home telemonitoring uses telecommunications devices placed in patients' homes to take their vital signs every day. In just three minutes, the HomMed monitoring device collects a variety of vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body weight and temperature, as well as symptoms the patient may be experiencing, on a daily basis. The data are transmitted via digital wireless technology over a virtual private network or by traditional phone lines to a local health care agency or hospital for review by clinicians. With daily vital sign readings, health care professionals can detect problems early on and intervene effectively to avoid hospitalization. In the past two years, HomMed's telemonitoring technology has benefited more than 100,000 patients. For more information, visit www.hommed.com. Beech Street Background Beech Street Corporation is based in Lake Forest, CA and offers a complete line of PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there Network Services and URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification) URAC University Recreation & Aquatic Centre Ltd (Australia) URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. and NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there certified Healthcare Management services including Prior Authorization Review, Concurrent Stay Review, Case Management, Maternity Options Management (MOM) and Behavioral Health / Substance Abuse Services. The organization currently contracts with more than 3,400 hospitals, 50,000 specialty care facilities and more than 358,000 providers, serving more than 16 million individuals throughout the United States. For more information, contact Beech Street Corporation at (800) BEECH-ST or visit the company's web site at www.beechstreet.com. |
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