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Health Hero Network develops and markets the Health Buddy® system for remote care monitoring and continuous health improvement. The patented Health Buddy system serves as the interface between patients at home and care providers, facilitating patient education and monitoring of chronic conditions for disease management and other applications. The system includes monitoring technologies, clinical information databases, Internet-enabled decision support tools, health management programs and content development tools that increase communication, foster patient behavior modification and encourage prevention.

News

• December 19, 2007
  Robert Bosch Acquires Health Hero® Network
• October 6, 2007
  Meet The Newest Health Buddy® Appliance
• July 17, 2007
  The Health Buddy System Goes Wireless
• March 8, 2007
  Health Hero Network Appoints New CEO and New Chairman
  New executive management structure allows company to accelerate its growth and extend its position as leading innovator in the remote health services field
• February 20, 2007
  WebVMC and Health Hero Network Announce Patent License Agreement to Promote Health Monitoring
• February 15, 2007
  Health Hero Network Launches Health Buddy® TV
• November 16, 2006
  Health Hero Network Secures $16 Million In Oversubscribed Series B Financing
• October 17, 2006
  Health Hero Network Receives National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Certification for Chronic Care Programs
• September 18, 2006
  Health Hero Network and American Medical Group Association Form Strategic Alliance to Improve Chronic Care Management
• July 20, 2006
  Health Hero Network partners with iCare Health Monitoring to bring home health monitoring technology to consumers
• June 26, 2006
  Health Hero Network Honored with Innovations in Health Care ABBY Award
• May 8, 2006
  Health Hero Network Continues to Expand Medical Device Support with Pulse Oximetry
• March 6, 2006
  Health Hero Network Completes Executive Team with New Hires
  Health Hero Network Adds Over 60 Years of Experience to Support Company’s Growth and Leadership in the Home Health Monitoring Technology Market.
• March 6, 2006
  Health Hero Network Moves to New Offices In Redwood City
  Company Expands Office Space to Support Growth.
• February 1, 2006
  Health Hero Network Launches Medicare Project Using Technology to Improve Chronic Care and Reduce Costs
• December 12, 2005
  Health Hero Network Invited To Demonstrate at White House Conference on Aging
• December 12, 2005
  Tufts-New England Medical Center Study Shows Reduced Hospitalizations and Bed Days of Care with Health Buddy® System
• October 17, 2005
  Health Hero Expands Executive Team to Support Explosive Growth
• September 12, 2005
  Home Health Monitoring Appliance Improves Patient Confidence in Understanding, Monitoring Chronic Conditions
  Health Buddy® Appliance Survey Shows Almost 9 in 10 Patients Say They Can Better Manage Their Conditions.
• July 7, 2005
  Hero Network Awarded Medicare Demonstration Project That Will Use Innovative Technology-Based Preventative Care for Patients
  Health Hero Network and medical groups will deploy Health Buddy® system, enabling doctors to coach and monitor patients at home.
• July 5, 2005
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Selects Health Hero Network, American Medical Group Association, Bend Memorial Clinic, and Wenatchee Valley Medical Center for Groundbreaking Physician-led, Technology-Supported Chronic Care Demonstration
  Consortium To Show Effectiveness of Remote Monitoring of Patients with Chronic Conditions.
• June 30, 2005
  Health Hero Network Testifies Before Senate Hearing on Saving Medicare Through Prevention
  CEO Introduces Home Health Monitoring Technology to Senate Special Committee on Aging As Way to Improve Lives While Cutting Costs.
• June 8, 2005
  Health Hero Network Invited to Capitol Hill to Demonstrate its Health Care Technology
  Home Health Monitoring Technology Displayed as Example of Future of Health Care At Tech Demonstration Day on Capitol Hill.
• May 23, 2005
  Health Hero Partner Sananet Honored by Ministry of Health for Best Practice in Telehealth Using Health Buddy System
  Sananet Invited by Dutch Ministry to Demonstrate solution using Health Hero Network’s Technology at The Ministerial Conference and Exhibition E-Health 2005, 23-24, Tromso, Norway.
• May 11, 2005
  Health Hero Network Teams with Coordinated Care Solutions/CareGuide to Improve the Lives of Patients with Chronic Conditions
  Coordinated Care Solutions/CareGuide (CCS CareGuide) has selected Health Hero Network, Inc. to provide home health monitoring and coaching technology for its care management program serving patients with complex chronic illness.
• April 19, 2005
  Henry Ford Health System Presents Favorable Experiences Implementing Health Hero® Network’s Health Buddy® System for Heart Failure Patients at the American Telemedicine Association Meeting
• April 11, 2005
  Health Hero Network Receives FDA Clearance for New Health Buddy® Appliance
  Health Buddy system improves chronic care by coaching and monitoring patients at home.
• February 22, 2005
  Health Hero Network CEO Steve Brown to Address Asia-Europe Meeting in London
  Home Health Monitoring Pioneer to Demonstrate how the Health Buddy® System is Being Globally Adopted to Improve Chronic Care
• December 10, 2004
  Health Hero Network Included in Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Program
  Health Hero Network Providing Key Technology Component to Medicare Pilots for Preventive, Proactive Approach to Chronic Care
• November 10, 2004
  Health Hero Network Honored with Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation
  Health Buddy system continues to gain accolades for revolutionizing patient care
• October 21, 2004
  Health Hero Network Unveils Health Buddy 2, Opens Next Phase In Transformation of Relationships Between Patients and Health Care
  Expanded Capabilities and Enhanced Flexibility Enable Alliances For Advancing Home Health Monitoring Throughout Health Care System
• October 20, 2004
  Health Hero Network receives NCQA Disease Management Certification for Health Management Programs
  Health Hero Network is the first enabling technology company to receive NCQA disease management certification in Hypertension, COPD, Diabetes and Heart Failure
• September 29, 2004
  Health Hero Network Enhances the Health Buddy System for Asthmatic Patients
  FDA Market Clearance for Peak Flow Meter
• July 27, 2004
  Health Buddy System Chosen by McKesson for New Telehealth Solution
  Health Hero Network Signs Agreement with McKesson to Bring Telehealth Technology to Home Care Market
• July 7, 2004
  Health Hero Network CEO and Chief Intellectual Property Officer to Speak at “Health Care Unbound” Conference in Boston
• June 7, 2004
  Yamatake to Deliver Health Hero Platform in Japan
  Health Hero Network and Yamatake Sign Licensing Agreement
• June 1, 2004
  Health Hero Network Launches Service in the Netherlands
  Sananet B.V. Begins Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pilot in Utrecht and Nieuwegein
• May 25, 2004
  Health Hero Network Enhances Health Buddy Appliance Software
  Supports Multiple Configurations, Medical Devices and Languages
• May 18, 2004
  Health Hero Network Medical Director Presents Outcomes at American Telemedicine Association Meeting
  Mercy Health System Study Using Health Buddy® System Demonstrated Significant Improvements in Compliance, Symptom Management and Utilization, Realizing a Net Savings of $739,000 Annually
• April 27, 2004
  Health Hero Network Announces New Version of iCare Desktop Application for Remote Patient Monitoring
  New Features Support Medical Device Connectivity and Improve Patient Enrollment Process
• March 29, 2004
  Affinity Health System Launches Health Buddy System at Heart & Lung Center
  Patients Use Health Buddy® Appliance for Heart Failure Management
• March 15, 2004
  Health Hero Network Receives FDA Clearance to Market Blood Pressure Monitor and Additional Blood Glucose Meters
  510(k) Clearance Expands Available Health Buddy® System Medical Device Options
• December 18, 2003
  Health Hero Network Announces Commercial Version of Care Composer Software
  Used to Create & Modify Health Dialogues for Remote Health Monitoring
• December 16, 2003
  New Health Hero Network Patent Application Covers Food Intake
  Company Continues Filing Patent Applications with 1992 Effective Date
• December 5, 2003
  Medicare Reform Provisions for eHealth-Based Chronic Care Promise Higher Quality at Lower Cost, eHealth Leaders Say
• October 30, 2003
  Health Hero Technology Platform to Support New Blood Glucose Meter
  World’s Smallest Blood Glucose Meter Will Connect to Health Buddy® Appliance via Buddylink™ Connectivity
• October 15, 2003
  Health Hero Network CEO to Speak at “eHealth 2003″ in London
• October 14, 2003
  Health Hero Network and RTX Healthcare Announce Addition of RTX Wireless TeleHealth Gateway to Health Hero Platform
• October 13, 2003
  Health Dialogues for Dozens of Health Conditions Available via Health Hero Technology Platform
  Include Key Aspects of Care, Branching Logic & Built-In Outcomes Measures
• September 29, 2003
  Health Hero Network Patent Claims Cover Handheld Devices
  Company Continues Filing Patent Applications with 1992 Effective Date
• August 28, 2003
  Health Hero Network Files Fundamental Patent Application Covering Its Technology Platform
  New Claims Based on 1992 Patent Filing
• August 18, 2003
  Health Hero Network Announces New Version of iCare Desktop Patient Management Application
  New Features Designed to Improve Workflow and Enhance User Efficiency and Compliance with HIPAA Regulations
• August 14, 2003
  Health Hero Network Names Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy
  Craig P. Opperman Selected to Manage Patent Program
• August 7, 2003
  Veterans Integrated Service Networks and Health Hero Network Partner to Develop Chemotherapy Home Telehealth Project
  Veterans Receiving Daily Cancer Care Using Health Hero Technology Platform
• August 5, 2003
  Health Hero Network Signs Contract with VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York
  Health Hero Network to Provide Technology Solutions for Health Monitoring to Three Tertiary Care Centers Across Upstate New York
• July 24, 2003
  ADCOM to Deliver Health Hero Technology Platform in Canada
  Health Hero Network and ADCOM Sign Partnership Agreement
• June 24, 2003
  Health Hero Network Nominated for 2003 World Technology Awards
  Winners Will Be Announced at 2003 World Technology Summit Taking Place in San Francisco on June 24-25th
• June 12, 2003
  Financial Times Cites Health Hero Network Among Leaders in Patent Race
• June 5, 2003
  Healthcare Collaborative Launched to Demonstrate Technical Feasibility and Value of Standards-Based Electronic Model of Data Interchange
  National Demonstration Project Electronically Connects Hospitals, Public Health, Government Agencies to Enhance Patient Care and Meet Public Health Goals
• May 22, 2003
  Health Hero Network Introduces Disease Management Solutions in Europe
  Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg Invited to Demonstrate Health Hero Network Technology at The Contribution of ICT to Health Ministerial Conference and Exhibition 22-23 May - Brussels
• May 13, 2003
  Liver Research Institute To Deliver Adhereplan™ Hepatitis C Content Via Health Hero Network Technology Platform
  Combination of LRI’s Clinical Expertise and Health Hero’s Technology Utilizes Health Hero Platform to Deliver Treatment Program
• April 28, 2003
  Health Hero Network Announces Buddylink™
  New Device Connectivity Includes Weight Scales, Glucose Meters and Blood Pressure Cuffs
• April 28, 2003
  Health Hero Network Announces Platform Expansion
  Highlights Solution Partners and Health Buddy® Product Line at American Telemedicine Association Meeting
• April 14, 2003
  Health Hero Network Implements HIPAA Compliance Program
• February 12, 2003
  Health Hero Network Signs Contract with Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Dayton Site
  Health Hero to Provide Technology Solutions for Health Monitoring to Dayton Site
• December 16, 2002
  Health Hero Network CEO to Speak at Second International Symposium on Telemedicine in Gothenburg, Sweden
  Improving Quality of and Access to Home Care Through Telemedicine
• December 3, 2002
  Health Hero Network to Provide Technology Solutions to Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 for Additional Three Years
  VISN 8 Wins Successive e-Health Leadership Award
• November 21, 2002
  TheraSense and Health Hero Network Announce License Agreement for Diabetes Data Monitoring and Patient Management
• October 31, 2002
  Mercy Health Center Receives Disease Management Association of America Award for Heart Failure Program Utilizing Health Hero Technology
  One Nurse Manages 425 Patients; Program Reduces Overall Costs
• October 24, 2002
  Health Hero Network Launches Health Buddy® Web, Expanding Health Buddy® Product Line
  New Patient Interface for Health Monitoring Gives Patients and Providers Convenient Method to Report and Review Health Data Over Secure Internet Connection
• October 24, 2002
  American Medical Alert Corp and Health Hero Network Announce Launch of PERS Buddy™
  Integrated Product Provides Comprehensive Solution for Emergency Response, Interactive Communication, and Disease Management Monitoring
• October 23, 2002
  Health Hero Network CEO to Speak at Disease Management Association of America Conference
  Improving Quality of Disease Management Through Telemedicine
• September 30, 2002
  Health Hero Network CEO to Speak at European Telemedicine Congress on Home Care
  Telemedicine Solutions Improving Quality and Access to Home Care Through Telemedicine
• August 1, 2002
  Health Hero Network Delivers Health Monitoring to Veterans
  Veterans Integrated Service Network selects Health Hero technology for Telehomecare program.
• April 2, 2002
  Health Hero Network to Deliver Technology Platform to Kaiser Permanente in Southern California for Disease Management Study
• March 20, 2002
  Health Buddy Improves Asthma Outcomes in Randomized Trial
  Children’s Hospital of Oakland publishes study in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
• January 14, 2002
  Euclid To Monitor Health Hero Network’s Internet Operations
  Health Hero selects Euclid’s Trinity Internet Operations Framework to ensure uptime, performance and security.
• November 14, 2001
  Health Hero Describes Cutting Edge Bioterrorism and Public Health Surveillance Technology
  Health Hero CEO to appear before U.S. House of Representative’s Medical Technology Caucus.
• November 8, 2001
  Council On Aging, Silicon Valley Uses Internet Technology To Improve Care Management Services to Elderly and Disabled
  Health Hero technology platform connects elderly with interactive health resources.
• November 5, 2001
  American Medical Alert Corp. and Health Hero Network Announce Exclusive Strategic Alliance to develop an Enhanced Personal Emergency Response System
  Single Appliance Combines Interactive Safety Features, Medication Compliance and Disease Management Monitoring.
• October 12, 2001
  Department of Veterans Affairs, Home and Community Care Service Line Wins Pfizer e-Health Leadership Award For Disease Management Program Based on Health Hero Network Platform
  Home and Community Care Service Line was rated best based on operational, clinical and financial outcomes, relevant and reliable content, and technical innovation.
• October 12, 2001
  Health Hero Network Awarded “Best Enabling Technology” by Disease Management Association of America
  Health Hero’s technology platform was rated the best enabling tool for remote patient communications providing chronic disease management.
• October 11, 2001
  Mercy Health Center Improves the Health Status of Underserved Border Residents through the use of Health Hero’s Technology Platform
  Mercy to present significant clinical and financial outcomes at the Third Annual Disease Management Leadership Forum (DMAA).
• October 3, 2001
  Home & Community Care Service Line of VISN 8 Awarded Best Telehealth 2001 Provider at ATSP/HIMSS
  The Service Line Rural Home Care Project announces multi-million dollar cost savings in telehealth.
• October 2, 2001
  Health Hero Network Honored as the Best Telehealth 2001 Vendor by ATSP and HIMSS
  Health Hero’s Technology was rated best based on innovativeness of product and services, delivery efficiency, cost effectiveness, quality and ease of patient and provider use.
• June 4, 2001
  Veterans Health Administration Announces better Patient Care with Significant Cost Savings In Telemedicine Project
• March 26, 2001
  Catholic Healthcare West Disease Management Program, Powered By Health Hero, Documents Improvement In Clinical Outcomes and Reductions In the Cost of Care
  Internet supported outpatient management program improves health status, patient satisfaction and cost of care delivery with daily in-home communication.
• January 25, 2001
  Department of Veterans Affairs Increases Deployment of Health Hero Service to Patients Across Multiple States
  Internet Enabled Rural Care Coordination Program Expands Number of Patients and Diseases Served.
• January 2, 2001
  Innovative Resource Group to Work With Health Hero Network to Deploy Internet-Enhanced Disease Management Program
• December 13, 2000
  Health Hero’s Health Buddy Appliance Named One of “the Best Products of 2000″ By BusinessWeek Magazine
  Simple To Use Communication Appliance Designed To Connect Patients With Their Health Care Provider Continues To Receive Industry Accolades.
• December 5, 2000
  Pacificare CHF Disease Management Program, Powered by Health Hero, Shows Significant Reductions in Hospital Admissions
  Internet Enabled Taking Charge of Your Heart Health Program Shown to Improve the Health of Chronically Ill Patients while Reducing Healthcare Costs.
• November 8th, 2000
  35th Patent Awarded to Health Hero Network, Inc. Defines Technology Platform for Patient Communication Via Television
• March 21, 2000
  Health Hero Closes $21 Million Financing Round led by OpenTV and Investcare Partners
  Investment Fuels Health Hero Growth as the Platform of Choice for Healthcare Professionals to Extend Care to Patients in the Home.
• March 21, 2000
  Health Hero Network, Inc. and OpenTV Form Alliance to Bring Health Services to Consumers Through Interactive Television
  Interactive Service to Enable Personalized Health Content and One to One Communications Between Healthcare Providers and Their Patients in the Home.
• January 19, 2000
  Eckerd Corporation Partners With Health Hero Network, Inc. To Deploy Revolutionary Internet-Based Care Program
  Program Aims to Improve the Health and Well-being of Chronically Ill Patients while Reducing Healthcare Costs.
• December 2, 1999
  Health Hero Network, Inc. Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance for Connecting Medical Devices to Internet
  Health Hero Achieves Major Milestone as Its Product Becomes First of Its Kind to Receive FDA Clearance for Connectivity with Multiple Blood Glucose Meters.
• October 26, 1999
  Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield Selects Health Hero Internet-Based Service for Congestive Heart Failure Care Program
  New York State’s Largest Insurer to Leverage Innovative E-Health Service to Enhance Care Management of Chronically Ill Patients at Home.
• July 22, 1999
  Six Healthcare Organizations Select Health Hero Network, Inc., for Disease Management Programs
  Sites Implementing Versatile e-Health Service to Communicate with Patients in the Home.
• May 21, 1999
  Health Hero Network, Inc. Receives Patent for Internet Healthcare Connection to Patients at Home
  Extends Internet to Complete Communication Link Between Providers and Patients.
• March 30, 1999
  Health Hero Network, Inc. Announces Launch of Internet-based Communications Link Between Healthcare Providers and Patients
  Launch Follows Positive Results From Trial Sites.
• January 12, 1999
  Health Hero Network Elects Albert Waxman as Chairman of the Board of Directors
• November 17, 1998
  Health Hero Network Files FDA 510K on the First In-Home Health Information Appliance Health Hero Network Announces $18 Million Financing.