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

1. 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
  
  
2. 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
  
  
3. 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.