McKesson Telehealth Guardian Extends Patient Monitoring Solution15 December 2005
In a move to offer healthcare providers the
most comprehensive community strategy available, McKesson announced the
introduction of its McKesson Telehealth Guardian™ solution, the latest
addition to the McKesson Telehealth Advisor™ family of patient monitoring
solutions. McKesson Telehealth Guardian is a personal emergency response
system (PERS) consisting of a simple telephone-based communication unit, a
wireless transmitter in the home and a specialized emergency response call
center. With the addition of PERS, no other automation company can match
McKesson's breadth of solutions that allows providers to extend their
patient interaction across the continuum of care.
Designed to increase patient independence, shorten provider response time
and provide ease of mind for families, McKesson Telehealth Guardian uses
wireless technology to create an advanced communication link between
patient and an expert call center. For healthcare providers, the solution
can help to eliminate unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce average
lengths of stay.
The Telehealth Guardian solution complements McKesson Telehealth Advisor,
McKesson's in-home patient monitoring solution that provides chronic
disease management through patient coaching, education and monitoring of
symptoms, behavior, knowledge and vital signs information. Together, they
offer a unique combination of home technologies designed to increase
independence and reduce the cost of managing chronic illnesses, which
affect nearly 132 million Americans and represent about 75 percent of total
health spending.
"To help patients remain independent longer by better managing their
chronic diseases, McKesson is expanding the technology options available
that allow patients to remain in their own homes," said Craig Frazier, vice
president and general manager of McKesson's Extended Care Solutions Group.
"Telehealth Guardian is yet another component of this emerging expansion of
the healthcare infrastructure."
McKesson Telehealth Guardian's two-way voice console features large buttons
and a simple face design. Joined by easy-to-use lightweight activators and
24x7 access to emergency personnel, the system promotes patient confidence
to remain living independently in their own homes. Telehealth Guardian
automatically displays patient information and response directives to
monitoring personnel for individualized care.
McKesson leads the industry in supporting the information needs of homecare
organizations, with more than 19,000 nurses and other clinicians relying on
Horizon Homecare to support more than 42 million patient visits per year.
Thousands of caregivers use point-of-care laptop computer devices for home
visits. McKesson's telehealth solutions represent the next step in
improving caregiver efficiency while empowering patients to become more
engaged in their own care.
About McKesson
McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 15 healthcare services and information
technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality
healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the
quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 172-year
history, McKesson has grown to provide pharmaceutical and medical-surgical
supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information
technology for hospitals, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy
automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve
outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.mckesson.com.
Contact:
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SOURCE: McKesson
Source: marketwire
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