Royal Philips Electronics N.V. Awarded Preferred Telehealth Contract by Visiting Nurse Associations of America

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) announced earlier this month that Philips Consumer Healthcare Solutions has been awarded the contract as the “preferred provider” for telehealth products and services for VNAA members. As an advocate and resource for its member VNAs from across the country, VNAA also serves as a group purchasing organization, and has selected Philips remote patient monitoring as its preferred telehealth offering. This builds on the company’s strong relationship, as Philips Lifeline is the VNAA’s preferred provider of medical alert services.