iMetrikus Announces MetrikLink

First Ever Tele-Monitoring Tool to Support Data Uploads from Multiple Glucose Meters

Carlsbad, CA, November 5, 2001 -- iMetrikus, Inc., announced today the launch of MetrikLink™, a new disease management and connectivity tool for people with chronic diseases or health conditions to monitor. Using a standard telephone line or a serial PC connection, MetrikLink seamlessly connects users to their healthcare professionals for the uploading and transfer of health data including blood glucose readings and insulin use. With the push of a button, anyone with access to a phone line can upload accurate diagnostic metrics directly to their secure personal health record shared with their healthcare professional.

Designed to reach the broadest range of patients with varying technical abilities, iMetrikus created a universal interface to support data uploads from most commercially available glucose meters. Now, patients are no longer limited in their choice of how they monitor this health information. MetrikLink is built for use in the patient's home and includes adapters needed to upload data from the leading blood glucose meters. Additionally, iMetrikus has developed MetrikLink accessories for use in medical offices, clinics and retail settings. Accessories include adapters for all supported glucose monitors and insulin pumps.

Before MetrikLink, there was no way for patient populations to upload complete and accurate glucose test results from multiple meters into a single, pivotal point of data monitoring. Using a versatile communication method, an open interface library, and a common reporting platform, MetrikLink solves the problem of patient connectivity by linking patients with key members of the healthcare team.

"Access to self-monitored data is critical in the management of chronic disease. MetrikLink helps patients and providers by providing an easy to use data access and common reporting platform for supporting the treatment plan and monitoring patient progress," commented Rose Higgins, iMetrikus senior vice president of products and marketing. "iMetrikus is committed to extending our universal interface library to include support for blood pressure cuffs, digital scales, and other personal health monitoring tools."

MetrikLink extends the reach of healthcare professionals in the care and management of their patients. Monitoring patients between healthcare encounters improves the quality of care while helping to reduce the costs associated with potential complications. MetrikLink enhances the reach of iMetrikus' suite of secure, interactive compliance monitoring tools by addressing the unique connectivity challenges of patients with chronic disease.

With MetrikLink, patients, clinicians, and healthcare companies can realize the following benefits:

• Transmit self-monitored data over standard phone lines
• Receive complete and accurate test results from any supported glucose meter
• Avoid the costly problems of error-prone manual logs
• Keep comprehensive audits of all log entries for each patient
• Streamline the Medicare reimbursement process with an auditable, automated glucose logbook

"With heightened awareness of the importance of controlling blood glucose levels, along with the proliferation of glucose meters now on the market, patients have more choices than ever before," commented Timothy Bailey, MD, FACE, iMetrikus' advisor on diabetes issues and a practicing endocrinologist. "However, as a physician, my office can't keep track of all various versions of data systems currently available. With its common patient and physician interface, centralized data management, and secure patient records, iMetrikus has solved the problem of seeing this crucial health data in a comprehensible way."

Availability

iMetrikus business partners will be receiving initial shipments of MetrikLink in December 2001 with first customer shipments scheduled for Q-1, 2002.

About MediCompass

MediCompass is a HIPAA-ready development platform, making it possible to store, process, and link information over the Internet with great flexibility. iMetrikus customers currently use MediCompass for significant reduction in time-to-market deployment of applications that identify, monitor, analyze, and influence customer behaviors, and provide the intelligence to improve the effectiveness of healthcare marketing.

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, healthcare professionals and various sectors of the healthcare industry. iMetrikus (www.imetrikus.com) solutions enable healthcare clients to focus on improving disease outcomes, monitoring chronic diseases, and health promotion through broad access to advanced, secure, interactive Internet applications.

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

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