NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH COMPUMED, INC. TO PROVIDE REMOTE ECG SCREENING DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SIGNS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION TO USE CARDIOGRAM ECG TERMINALS AND SERVICES
Los Angeles – Mar 17, 2008 -- CompuMed, Inc. (CMPD.OB) - a medical informatics company serving the healthcare community with diagnostic software solutions - today announced that it has been awarded a two-year extension of its contract to provide electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation systems and services for the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC).
Under the terms of the agreement, CompuMed's CardioGram system will be used to provide remote cardiac screening for selected detention facilities in the NDOC system, which houses more than 13,000 inmates. The NDOC will rent CardioGram terminals and utilize ongoing ECG remote interpretation services from CompuMed.
"We are pleased to earn another contract extension from another one of our valued department of corrections clients," said Maurizio Vecchione, CompuMed's CEO. "We believe that the CardioGram has the potential to significantly reduce health care costs for our clients via remote cardiac screening at the point-of-care."
CompuMed's traditional core business is providing remote ECG interpretation services to medical facilities that may not have access to trained specialists qualified to interpret ECG results. Customers for the Company's CardioGram system are typically correctional facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, occupational health clinics and physicians' offices. One of the CardioGram's many advantages is an optional feature that automatically sends ECG results to a trained cardiologist for an overread when the results are abnormal.
About CompuMed:
CompuMed, Inc. (CMPD.OB) develops and markets products and services that combine advanced imaging with medical informatics. Its focus is on analysis and remote monitoring for patients with cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. The Company has specialized expertise and intellectual property in telemonitoring imaging and analysis designed to improve healthcare provider workflow and patient care while reducing costs. CompuMed's core products, the OsteoGram(R) and CardioGram(TM), are cleared by the FDA and reimbursable by Medicare. The OsteoGram is a non-invasive diagnostic system that has been proven by many clinical studies to provide effective and accurate bone density measurement for screening osteoporosis and assessing hip fracture risk. The OsteoGram has significant cost advantages over other technologies in the marketplace. The CardioGram system is one of the first telecommunication networks designed to remotely interpret electrocardiograms and is used by private practice, as well as government and corporate healthcare providers nationwide. The CardioGram delivers online electrocardiogram interpretations within minutes of receipt and has the additional capability of automatically providing an over-read (i.e., follow-up review) by a cardiologist. CompuMed is headquartered in Los Angeles and distributes its products worldwide both directly and through OEM partners. Visit CompuMed on-line at www.compumed.net.
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