Cardiocom Receives U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs National Contract for Home Telehealth Devices

MINNEAPOLIS, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiocom®, Experts in Telehealth(SM), received one of six national contracts awarded from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for Home Telehealth Devices and Services.  Cardiocom will supply VA with its telehealth products and services portfolio which includes its Commander Home Telehealth Monitoring System, Interactive Voice Response System and Omnivisor® Patient Management Software.  

"We are honored to be selected by the Department of Veteran Affairs to provide Cardiocom's innovative telehealth solutions to improve the care of Veteran Patients," said Daniel L. Cosentino, CEO and President. "Cardiocom is a proven leader in integrated telehealth solutions and has provided telehealth systems since 1997."  Cardiocom's Commander Device and measurement tools including weight scale, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter will be used to transmit Veteran Patients' vital sign and symptom data from the comfort of their homes.  Cardiocom's Interactive Voice Response System offers an additional solution for patients to communicate health status data with VA Clinicians using their own standard telephone or cellular phone.  Cardiocom's Omnivisor Patient Management Software provides VA Care Coordinators the ability to monitor patients with home devices or voice response inputs from a single software platform to determine if the Veteran Patient requires additional medical care.  For more information, see VA Contract Award Number: #VA797-P-0255.

About Cardiocom

Cardiocom®, Experts in Telehealth, is an award-winning leader in integrated clinical telehealth solutions.  Founded in 1997, Cardiocom develops, manufactures and markets its own telehealth devices for heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, COPD, asthma and other chronic conditions.  Cardiocom's clients include some of the most respected home health groups, health plans, hospitals, physician groups, and coordinated care companies in the nation.  Through these established relationships, Cardiocom improves the lives of thousands of people each day. For more information on Cardiocom and its services, call 888-243-8881 or visit www.cardiocom.com

Cardiocom Contact
Tracy Mitchell
Vice President
888-243-8881
[email protected]

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