iMetrikus And Polymer Technology Systems Announce Joint Marketing Agreement

iMetrikus adds further diabetes monitoring and cholesterol screening to the MediCompass comprehensive chronic care monitoring program

Carlsbad, CA, June 25, 2002 -- iMetrikus, Inc., and Polymer Technology Systems (PTS) announced today that they have entered a joint marketing agreement which calls for the integration of cardiac profiling and diabetes monitoring data collected from PTS' CardioChek™ device into MediCompass®-iMetrikus' platform for low-cost, chronic care monitoring across multiple disease states. The agreement also calls for iMetrikus and HealthCarta (see separate release) to market this comprehensive solution into selected pharmaceutical companies.

The result of this agreement will be the creation of evidence-based marketing programs. These programs deliver value through the promotion of compliance and persistence behaviors, in addition to the objective documentation of therapeutic outcomes. The programs will combine the cardiac profiling and glucose monitoring benefits of CardioChek with the remote health monitoring and data management capabilities of MediCompass. Programs are constructed using the following core elements:

• POCT - triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood ketones, glucose
• Remote Monitoring - device connectivity
• Care Management - self-monitoring tools, patient registry, population level reporting
• Compliance Management - targeted messaging
• Outcome Measurement - population analysis and reporting

"We are happy to be working with PTS to support our ongoing efforts to incorporate new and inventive technologies that capture critical health data at the point of care," commented Rose Higgins, iMetrikus Senior VP of Commercial Operations. "The MediCompass platform allows both physicians and patients to connect and review information across a common platform and leading disease states."

"We are very excited about the new alliance with iMetrikus and the resultant comprehensive approach to point-of-care testing," stated Jim Bogner, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at PTS. "The CardioCheck with PTS Panels brand test strip system are designed to provide a more thorough, efficient and cost effective testing process for the healthcare professional, and ultimately the patient/consumer. Pairing our system with the MediCompass platform completes the picture and greatly enhances these benefits."

About Polymer Technology Systems

A privately held company, PTS has developed products that provide whole blood chemistry information. These products provide rapid and precise measurement of various blood tests with results provided on-screen in a few minutes time. These measurements can be performed in the home or other direct points of patient care. Since 1992, PTS has concentrated on developing and licensing various diagnostic products to serve people with diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and other conditions.

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, is in the business of building dynamic and interactive connections between chronically ill patients, their healthcare professionals, and the companies that serve them. iMetrikus' chronic care monitoring programs promote better health through increased testing along with the utilization of diagnostic and pharmaceutical products, enabling us to deliver the potential of controlling health expenditures for payers while increasing revenues to pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic manufacturers.

Press Contact

iMetrikus
(760) 804-8800
press@imetrikus.com

James Bogner
(317) 870-5610
jbogner@diabetes-testing.com

For more information about iMetrikus, visit the company's home page at www.imetrikus.com or call 760-804-8800.

iMetrikus, MediCompass, Therametrics, MetrikAnywhere, and MetrikLink are registered trademarks, and SAIA and MetrikList are 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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