ITAA Innovation At-the Edge: Presenting The "Health Buddy" From Health Hero Network Webcast

July, 2003 - WHEN:, health care , August 5, 2003 - 2pm Eastern WHERE: Free online webcast http://www.itaa.org/events/register.cfm?EventID=797 WHAT: Health Hero Network has developed, health care , the Health Buddy appliance, health care , to function as the primary interface for secure communication and data collection between patients and their caregivers. The Health Buddy awarded Best Product by Business Week and Best Enabling Tool by DMAA, was designed as a personal, easy, health care , to use, in-home communication and monitoring device. The Health Buddy collects information for healthcare providers important information about patients with a chronic disease on a daily basis' right to their house, health care , . WHAT:, health care , The Health Buddy device to a patient's phone line and an electrical outlet. Every day, Health Buddy will ask a series of questions about vital signs, symptoms and behavior. Patients on these questions by one of the four blue buttons on the Health Buddy device. The Health, health care , Buddy reacts to the responses of patient education, reinforcement and messages that the patient fast action. The whole process takes only minutes and can at any time of day. WHO: Presenter - Mark Francis, Health Hero Network Vice PresidentWhy: itaa's Innovation at-the-Edge mission is to educate, inform and advice to organize around the value proposition of emerging network edge applications. The goal is to promote the accelerated introduction of the edge of the network technologies and applications with potential customers and as part of an integrated service offering. From a policy perspective,, health care , the goal is to the availability of the network to extend broadband IP applications by supporting policies to promote, health care , the deployment of IP-based technologies. Moreover Innovation At-The-Edge strives to add value to the edge of the network broadband IP applications to the government calling for a hands-off approach to maintain regulation of the Internet and IP-based applications. http://www.itaa.org/news/pubs/product.cfm?eventID=788About Free Newsletter Subscription : Health Hero Network is a leading provider of technology solutions for remote health monitoring and management. The award-winning solutions, health care , have shown that improving the quality of care and cost savings in numerous studies published in medical literature. Health Buddy is selected as a of Business Week's best products, received a Medical Design Excellence Award and was chosen as the best instrument on by the Disease Management Association,, health care , health care , of America. http://www.healthhero.com/index.html.