MINNEAPOLIS -- Thin-Link™, a division of Cardiocom, HealthPartners

Research Foundation and HealthPartners Health Behavior Group are collaborating to offer a unique customized weight management solution to HealthPartners employees. The Thin-Link telehealth technology provides interactive remote daily home monitoring of individuals to support and guide them through a weight loss and maintenance program using daily accountability, feedback and encouragement.  HealthPartners Health Behavior Group provides weight management counseling support and guidance for participants, and the HealthPartners Research foundation supports the project by facilitating the research components and data analyses. 

“We are pleased to be selected by HealthPartners to collaborate in improving the health of their employees and to learn more about the potential for using the Thin-Link technology to effectively address the growing weight epidemic in the United States,” said Daniel Cosentino, President of Cardiocom.

Thin-Link was designed specifically for the obesity and weight management market using Cardiocom’s extensive medical device manufacturing experience in state-of-the art remote monitoring.  The high tech monitoring device is integrated with a special clinical management program that tracks weight trends, sets treatment goals and can be customized to deliver individualized messages, education and tools to each participant.  HealthPartners is providing registered dieticians and exercise specialists to interact with program participants who use the technology via the convenience of their homes. 

Dr. Nico Pronk, Executive Director, HealthPartners Health Behavior Group and Vice President, Health and Disease Management for HealthPartners comments that “technological support that connects the individual and their counselor on a daily basis in the context of making behavior change is a unique and innovative approach to improving weight-related outcomes for health, function, and quality of life.”

About Cardiocom®

Cardiocom (www.cardiocom.com), a Minneapolis based disease management company, is a leader in providing remote monitoring products and nursing call center services for congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, end stage renal disease (ESRD), hypertension, and obesity and weight management.  Founded in 1997, Cardiocom develops, manufactures and markets medical equipment to monitor and manage high risk chronic disease patients at home.  Major managed care organizations, hospitals, clinics, home health groups and disease management vendors nationwide use Cardiocom’s products and services.  Thin-Link was added to the Cardiocom remote monitoring product line in 2004.  It was awarded the 2004 Disease Management Association of America award for “Best Enabling Tool”.  Learn more about Thin-Link™ at www.thin-link.com.

About HealthPartners

HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with commercial and Medicare Advantage plans that received the highest rating of “Excellent” from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Contact

Thin-Link™ a division of Cardiocom, +1-888-243-8881 or info@cardiocom.com