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iMetrikus Announces Major Enhancements
to MyHealthChannel.com
Automated
Glucose Meter Uploads, Customizable Reports and Graphs, and Interactive
Bulletin Board & Chat Helps People Better Control Health
San Diego, CA,
January 25, 2001 -- iMetrikus today announced the release of new
features and capabilities for MyHealthChannel.com. The interactive Web
community is built for people with both chronic conditions and personal
health management goals who strive to take better control of their health.
MyHealthChannel is an XML-based health monitoring tool that allows members
to directly upload results and data from portable medical devices including
blood glucose monitors. New reporting and graphing tools permit health
information to be displayed in flexible timeframes and formats-all of
which can be easily printed for enhanced communication with healthcare
professionals.
Chronically ill patients
and healthcare professionals are seeking new ways to put the Internet
to work for them, and iMetrikus does this by providing personalized tools
and resources for each individual's unique health profile.
"I use an insulin
pump and test my blood glucose readings eight times daily," said Hal Ingram,
62, of Auburn, Washington. "I'm now retired and living my life's dream
of traveling the country with my wife in our motor home. MyHealthChannel
helps give me the freedom to travel while tracking and controlling my
diabetes, plus creating the information I need to send to my doctor."
Offering a more secure
and interactive model than the multitude of other health-related sites,
MyHealthChannel individualizes the user experience by delivering health
information and services that are based on data relating to each individual's
experience. MyHealthChannel now offers bulletin boards, chats and hosted
chats with healthcare experts to connect members to other individuals
in the MyHealthChannel community.
"Before the enhancements
to MyHealthChannel, diabetes patients were forced to track their glucose
test results manually or create separate records for individual monitors,"
said Harvey R. Colten, MD, iMetrikus President and Chief Medical Officer.
"We have unified our feature set to provide the most comprehensive diabetes
monitoring tool available, enabling our members to take better control
of their health and allowing our business partners to better tailor health
products and services to meet their needs."
MyHealthChannel
New Features
- Uploads from
Blood Glucose Monitors: Members can easily upload readings directly
from blood glucose monitors to their MyHealthChannel record. Uploading
is accomplished by attaching the monitor cable to a computer serial
port and following a simple set of on-screen instructions. Monitors
currently supported include:
- OneTouch Profile,
OneTouch Basic, OneTouch SureStep, OneTouch II, OneTouch FastTake
- Accu-Chek Complete,
Accu-Check Advantage, Glucotrend Premium
- Precision Xtra
- Glucometer DEX,
Glucometer Elite XL
- Reports & Graphs:
Dynamic, ongoing records of health information makes it possible for
members and their healthcare professional to study trends over time,
providing a crucial tool for developing appropriate medical treatment
strategies. Members can track data on device results, blood pressure,
weight, lab results, self-tests, medication use, etc., which is formulated
into graphs and reports that are easy to read and provide the following
options:
- Flexible time
parameters
- Side-by-side
comparison of data elements
- On-screen preview
- Direct print
capability
- Bulletin Board
& Chat: MyHealthChannel now provides fully anonymous communication
forums for members through its CONNECT bulletin board and chat features.
Interactive, online chat is a key component of active community participation.
Typed messages become immediately visible to others in chat rooms, who
in turn respond creating real-time dialogue. Members can also learn
and share experiences about health issues on bulletin boards focused
on a variety of health matters. Each week, there is a featured new post
allowing information exchange on diet, stress reduction, specific diseases,
alternative therapies and other topics. Regularly scheduled chats with
healthcare professionals are ongoing and include Jane Springer, RN,
CDE of San Diego's Scripps Clinic who serves as a moderator for diabetes
education topics.
About iMetrikus
A privately held company,
iMetrikus was named for the principles it represents. iMetrikus links
the individual (i) through metrics (metrik) - that is, systematic measurement
of diagnostics, therapeutic intervention and outcomes management - with
the healthcare community (us). iMetrikus develops applications that provide
secure, web-based real-time connections between patients, health care
providers and various sectors of the health care industry. iMetrikus (www.imetrikus.com)
solutions enable health care clients to focus on improving disease outcomes,
monitoring of chronic diseases, and health promotion through broad access
to advanced, secure, interactive Internet applications.
Press Contacts
iMetrikus
(760) 804-8800
press@imetrikus.com
Cynthia Kramer/Robb
Rice, Fischer & Partners
(310) 577-7870
ckramer@fischerhealth.com
For more information
about iMetrikus, visit the company's home page at www.imetrikus.com or call 760-804-8800.
iMetrikus, MyHealthChannel,
and MediCompass are registered trademarks of iMetrikus, Inc. All other
company and product names used herein may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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