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.
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