June 8, 2005 Home Health Monitoring Technology
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
WASHINGTON, DC – June 8, 2005 – Health Hero Network, Inc. today is demonstrating its new Health Buddy® system on Capitol Hill to show health policy leaders how technologies can improve chronic care by coaching and monitoring patients at home. As one of the few companies invited to participate in the Tech Demonstration Day, Health Hero Network will show how the Health Buddy® system is playing a leading role at the Veterans Administration (VA) in improving quality of care and reducing costs for the VA’s highest risk patients with severe chronic illness. The Health Buddy system will also be included in upcoming landmark Medicare demonstration programs.
The seminar and all-day technology demonstration is hosted by the eHealth Initiative and the Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics.” The event is attended by Congressional leaders and government decision makers who are committed to improving the quality of health care.
“Coaching and monitoring patients at home is a key element of transforming and improving chronic care,” said Steve Brown, Health Hero Network’s CEO. “The attendees of today’s event will have the opportunity to see first hand how information technology can enable chronic care improvement by connecting people at home with chronic illness to proactive and preventive healthcare services.”
The eHealth Initiative is a non-profit affiliated organization whose mission is to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. The Capitol Hill “Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics” is now in its 12th year
About Health Hero Network
Health Hero Network develops and markets the Health Buddy® system for health improvement. The Health Buddy system serves as the interface between patients at home and care providers, facilitating patient education and monitoring of chronic conditions. The system includes monitoring technologies, clinical information databases, Internet-enabled decision support tools, health management programs and content development tools. Through increased communication, behavior modification, and prevention, the Health Buddy system improves the quality of care. Based in Mountain View, California, Health Hero Network’s systems are protected by over 55 issued US patents. http://www.healthhero.com.
