Disease Management Association (DMAA) Best Enabling Technology Award 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
Mountain View, CA - October 12, 2001 - Health Hero Network, Inc., today reported that the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) awarded Health Hero Network as the “Best Enabling Tool For Disease Management” at the Third Annual Disease Management Leadership Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana. This award recognizes Health Hero’s technology as significantly enhancing the ability of a disease management program to achieve clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes. The DMAA awards are the third annual awards recognizing significant innovations, accomplishments, and leadership in the disease management community.
“We are pleased to recognize the category of enabling tools and technology which are a pillar to program success for many organization providing disease management solutions”, said Warren Todd Executive Director at DMAA. “Health Hero Network and their customer organizations have shown significant clinical and financial outcomes that make them best of class in this category.”
“We are honored to receive this award from DMAA”, said John Ariatti, President of Health Hero Network. “Our technology platform is providing stunning results for all health care providers using the Health Buddy and web-based tools for remote patient communications and monitoring.”
The Health Hero platform, used by hospitals, medical groups, health plans, disease management, pharmaceutical companies and the Veterans Health Administration, consists of the Health Hero® iCare Desktop™, a web-based patient management tool, and Health Buddy®, an easy-to-use information appliance placed in the patient’s home. Together the web tools and the appliance form an integrated solution that allows for daily personalized communications which helps care managers identify potential problems with patients before they occur, while facilitating behavior modification and education on self-management.
About The Disease Management Association of America
The Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) is the first and only association dedicated exclusively to educating the health care industry, government, employers and the general public about the important role that disease management programs play in improving health care quality and outcomes for people with chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure or diabetes. Members of DMAA represent a broad cross-section of the health care industry, including health care payors, providers, pharmaceutical companies and disease management organizations.
About Health Hero Network
Health Hero Network, Inc., based in Mountain View, California, develops and markets the industry leading technology platform for remote patient communications, monitoring, and care management. The Health Hero platform includes a technology platform for remote patient monitoring and Internet-based care management and research application services. The Health Hero® solution consists of web-based tools for caregivers and the Health Buddy® appliance, iCare Desktop™, a web based patient management application for health care professionals, patient interfaces such as the Health Buddy appliance, a secure data center acting as the repository for application services and collected data, and content for over a dozen major chronic diseases. Health Hero Network licenses its platform to medical technology and services companies seeking a technology blueprint proven to enable better chronic care with lower costs to the healthcare system. Health Hero Network technology is protected by over 40 issued U.S. patents. For more information about Health Hero, visit www.healthhero.com.
