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Ideal Life Launches Telehealth Program in People's Republic of China
[December 03, 2010]

Ideal Life Launches Telehealth Program in People's Republic of China


Dec 03, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Ideal Life, a provider of real-time health information, and China's Shandong NovaTech Biological Pharmaceutical Company, a pharmaceutical manufacturer and medical products distribution network in China, announced the launch of what they said is the largest remote health monitoring project in the world, bringing wireless, remote health monitoring to the People's Republic of China.



"This historic agreement proves we deliver on our promise to improve health on a global scale," said Jason Goldberg, president and founder of Ideal Life, a multinational company that provides consumer-driven, wireless mobile health and wellness solutions. "With easy-to-use, interactive kiosks and remote health monitoring devices, individuals in villages, in community centers, and in large cities can have their health information recorded and instantly transmitted to their health care provider in a way that fits their lifestyle." The first kiosks will be installed in community hospitals in Shandong province. More than 100,000 patients will participate in the initial program, making this the largest remote health monitoring initiative in the world. To support expansion throughout China, groundbreaking for an independent monitoring center is scheduled for February, 2011.

"For years we researched the remote health monitoring market, looking for a product that was affordable, easy to use, accurate, and scalable for China's vast population," said Liu Zhengping, CEO of NovaTech Biological Pharmaceutical Company. "Ideal Life has the first-class technology and the talent for this endeavor. Its complete end-to-end solution leads the world in remote health monitoring." "To adopt new technology, concepts, and systems, we must break old modes of thinking," noted Zheng Yunfeng, President, NovaTech Biological Pharmaceutical Company. "But with continued cooperation from government, physicians, hospitals, community service centers, and other important partners, we see incredible opportunities for significant economic and health benefits to all stakeholders. Together, our two companies and this technology will change the traditional concept of managing chronic disease and place China as the leader in prevention and health care management." The Ideal Life system includes the capability to provide two-way communication between the patient and the provider or health coach within the monitoring device, eliminating the need for expensive additional devices. The self-service kiosks allow unlimited users to connect with providers at reduced connectivity charges, giving entire communities access to healthcare and to two-way educational communication at the point of care. These solutions make Ideal Life the most affordable system on the market. Ideal Life's products also automatically populate and integrate with the provider's data collection systems and with electronic medical records, so that this data can be accessed at any time and at any location.


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