Cardiocom® Awarded 2007 Consumer Health World Awards for its Commander Cellular Telemonitoring System
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MINNEAPOLIS December 07, 2007 –Cardiocom Multi-Disease Management, a leader in telehealth solutions for chronic disease management, announced that the company is the recipient of two 2007 Consumer Health World Awards for excellence and advancement in products, services and programs that enhance the quality of healthcare. Cardiocom received awards for “Best Monitoring Device/Service for Patients/Consumers” and “Best Initiative to Improve Patient Care”.

Remote patient monitoring continues to gain acceptance as a valuable tool for enhancing quality of care and enabling individuals with chronic disease to remain independent in their homes for longer periods of time.  The Consumer Health World recognizes Cardiocom’s accomplishments for developing its innovative new Commander Cellular home monitoring technology to assist individuals with chronic high risk diseases such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

Commander Cellular includes an integrated cellular modem and uses GPRS technology to transmit objective health data to Cardiocom’s Omnivisor™ disease management software system.  This detailed patient data can be accessed daily by nurses who  monitor the patient’s health status.  The powerful software is designed using evidence based medicine and clinical guidelines to support disease management assessment and interventions.

By transmitting real-time health data every day, the patient is connected to their medical team so that their medications or treatment plans can be changed as needed.  Monitoring daily vital signs and symptoms allows the nurse to coordinate care, educate the patient on their disease, improve self-management skills and promote healthier behavior.

The interactive Commander Cellular device resides in the patient's home. The device can be set-up by the patient or their caregiver in minutes without the need for a nurse visit.  The patient easily connects peripheral equipment such as a weight scale, blood pressure cuff, blood glucose meter, peak flow meter or pulse oximeter, which measure biometric data.  When the system is turned on, a friendly voice prompts the patient to respond to health status questions and transmit vital sign data.

As more people abandon their traditional POTS (analog) telephone service, a telemonitoring device that can communicate and monitor vital signs and health status over the cellular network is necessary.  The Awards acknowledge the important role that the easy-to-use Commander Cellular device plays in transmitting daily health data to nurses and physicians, thereby avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations.

Consumer Health World, the nation's #1 business-to-business conference on consumer health, is held periodically each year and represents the convergence of consumer-centric health, wellness and prevention with innovation and technology.

About Cardiocom LLC
Cardiocom (www.cardiocom.com) is an award-winning leader in innovative patient telemonitoring and disease management solutions.  Founded in 1997, Cardiocom develops, manufactures and markets its own telehealth devices for congestive heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, COPD, severe asthma, and ESRD.  GlucoCom™ (www.glucocom.com), a division of Cardiocom providing blood glucose monitoring products, was added to the product line in 2006.  Cardiocom’s clients include some of the most respected health plans, hospitals, physician groups, home health groups and disease management vendors in the nation.  Through these established relationships, Cardiocom improves the lives of thousands of people each day.

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Cardiocom 888-243-8881 or info@cardiocom.com