BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KC's Home Health Care, Inc. (KC's) a leading home health agency in the Kansas City, Missouri area, implemented ExpressMD's Electronic House Call™ (EHC) remote vital signs monitoring solution to improve condition outcomes for chronically ill patients in assisted care facilities. This solution allows patients to submit daily input through an EHC device designed for multi-patient monitoring without leaving their assisted care facility. ExpressMD's telehealth solution is well suited for patients who have chronic diseases such as Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes, Hypertension and Sleep Apnea, which are the types of chronic illnesses that KC's Home Health Care manages.
"KC's decided to implement ExpressMD's remote monitoring solution to extend the care continuum for the patients served by us and our referring physicians. The ease of use for patients in their homes or assisted living environments made this a straightforward choice for our clinical team, and has enabled KC's to improve patient care compared to other home care providers. ExpressMD's top notch training and support services were also a major factor in our considerations," commented Charles Johnson, President of KC's Home Health Care, Inc.
The innovative ExpressMD remote patient monitoring solution improves patient care and reduces costs by delivering results to healthcare providers securely via the Web without requiring an in-person physician or hospital visit. The easy-to-use touch screen device delivers better continuity of care to specific patient segments that require regular monitoring of medical conditions. Automated reminders are designed to increase patients' compliance with care plans, diets, medication schedules and follow-up physician visits. The ExpressMD solution can also be used to deliver disease-specific patient education as needed. Healthcare providers can view each patient's vital statistics and make adjustments to care plans online, which are then communicated to the patient via the remote monitoring device.
"We welcome KC's Home Health Care to our growing Telehealth community," said Marcus Wagstaff, Sales Director at Authentidate. "Recently, we are seeing more home care companies like KC's adopting our Telehealth technology to improve chronic illness management."
About ExpressMD Solutions, LLC
ExpressMD Solutions, LLC is a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:ADAT) ("Authentidate") and EncounterCare Solutions (Pink Sheets:ECSL) to provide web-based telehealth services and home healthcare equipment dedicated to the advancement of in-home patient healthcare and improved chronic condition outcomes.
The complete ExpressMD telehealth solution combines Electronic House Call, an FDA 510(k) market clearance approved, in-home patient vital signs monitoring system with a Web application that streamlines the practitioner's job anywhere they have Internet or a Windows mobile communication device.
For more information, visit: www.expressmdsolutions.com ;
About KC's Home Health Care, Inc.
KC's Home Health Care Inc. (KC's) headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, offers a unique combination of premier home health care and community-based social services to Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas. .
KC's provides home healthcare to individuals and families in their place of residence for promoting, maintaining, or restoring health; or for minimizing the effects of disability and illness, including terminal illness. KC's offers a dedicated team of professionals to meet clients' needs including licensed therapists, registered/licensed nurses, and certified aides. Services include the management of patients' physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Skilled nurses provide catheter, wound, ostomy, diabetic, and I.V. care, pain management, as well as psychiatric/mental health nursing and nutritional services.
For more information, visit www.kcshomehealth.com
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