MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiocom Multi-Disease Management, a leader in telehealth solutions for chronic disease management, announced that the company is the recipient of three Consumer Health World Awards for excellence and advancement in products, service and programs that enhance healthcare quality. Cardiocom was distinguished with two 1st place awards for “Best Monitoring Device/Service for Patients/Consumers” and “Best Initiative for Disease Management and Wellness”.
The Consumer Health World Awards recognize the company’s accomplishments for its innovative new AutoLink(TM) Diabetes Telemonitoring System and GlucoCom(TM) Blood Glucose Monitoring Products to assist individuals with diabetes in achieving improved glycemic control and reducing health risks. A 2nd place award was also given to Cardiocom for “Best Health Plan Technology for Employer/Providers”.
The Awards acknowledge the important role that the new AutoLink and GlucoCom diabetes products play in assisting health plan or employer disease management programs to monitor blood glucose levels in order to educate the program participant in improved diabetes self-management skills and/or to provide information to the health care team. Providing trended real time blood glucose data allows the health care team to adjust medications and care plans. These interventions can help to improve glycemic control and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.
Consumer Health World, the nation’s #1 business-to-business conference on consumer health, is held periodically each year and represents the convergence of consumer-centric health, wellness and prevention with innovation and technology.
About Cardiocom LLC
Cardiocom (http://www.cardiocom.com) is a leader in remote patient telemonitoring and disease management solutions. Founded in 1997, Cardiocom develops, manufactures and markets its own telehealth devices for congestive heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, COPD, Asthma, and ESRD.
GlucoCom(TM) blood glucose monitoring (http://www.glucocom.com) was added to the Cardiocom product line in 2006. Cardiocom’s clients include some of the most respected health plans, hospitals, home health groups and disease management vendors in the nation. Through these established relationships, Cardiocom improves the lives of thousands of people each day.
Media Inquiries Contact:
Jodie Root, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, GlucoCom(TM) a division of Cardiocom, +1-888-243-8881 or jroot@cardiocom.com; or Product Inquiries, +1-800-678-1446.
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CONTACT: Media Inquiries, Jodie Root of GlucoCom(TM) a division ofCardiocom, +1-888-243-8881, or Product Inquiries, +1-800-678-1446
