Philips awarded telecare contract by Visiting Nurse
Associations of America
3 May 2007 Andover, Mass. USA. Philips Consumer Healthcare
Solutions has been awarded a contract as the “preferred provider” for telehealth products and services for
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) members.
As an advocate and
resource for its member VNAs from across the country, VNAA also serves as a
group purchasing organization, and has selected Philips remote patient
monitoring as its preferred telehealth offering. Philips will provide
wireless telemonitoring measurement devices, robust clinical
content — including patient education, validated health surveys and risk
assessment tools — as well as innovative pricing models and wide-ranging
service delivery and implementation support. Philips also launches its Risk
Assessment Service as part of the VNAA contract. This telephone-based
screening helps agencies stratify their patients based on risk, identify
care intervention opportunities, and determine which patients may be
suitable candidates for telemonitoring. “Telehealth was embraced by many of our VNAs early in the technology’s
launch into home healthcare,” said VNAA President and CEO Carolyn Markey.
“With the growing senior population and the acuity of home healthcare
patients, agencies need to move forward with smart technology that will
assist them in managing their human resources, their most needy patients and
their bottom line. Philips brings state of the art software and wireless
hardware, as well as a one-of-a-kind financial model to the array of options
in telehealth. Many of our members who thought that they could not afford a
telehealth program will now be able to think again. We have had a long
standing relationship with Philips Lifeline, which has been a model
collaboration, and we look forward to enhancing that partnership through the
Philips telehealth program.” “We are pleased to have the opportunity to expand our relationship with the
VNAA, who has recognized the potential for remote monitoring and early
intervention to decrease readmissions and emergency care,” said Mike
Lemnitzer, senior director, for Philips Consumer Healthcare Solutions. To top
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