Alere is unique in the disease management industry, taking advantage of its proprietary RPM technology that allows it to collect clinical information from patients. While most disease management companies collect information intermittently by using surveys and telephone calls, Alere collects clinical information daily.

This information is used to anticipate the clinical deterioration of the patient’s chronic illness to an acute illness, thereby notifying the patient’s physician to intervene in a timely fashion. This “just in time actionable information” allows the patient and doctor (and family member) to rest assured that patients are being followed closely.

By integrating technology in the home, nurses reviewing clinical information, and proprietary computer algorithms to prioritize nurses’ time, Alere’s approach results in dramatically improved financial outcomes for the payer, better clinical outcomes for patients and clinicians, and more satisfied patients.

New RPM solutions being developed by Alere include wireless technology (Bluetooth and cellular). This will enable clinical information collected from patients in their homes to be seamlessly transmitted to Alere’s Allegro system, allowing it to be reviewed by nurses and aggregated for the physician at the next patient visit.

Alere’s mission began with a focus on improving care management for the millions of Americans diagnosed with heart failure. The result was Alere’s Heart Failure Program, a cost-effective, at-home monitoring program utilizing its patented DayLink™ Monitor.

In 2005, Alere’s services evolved beyond heart failure to embrace high-prevalence, high-cost diseases. Included in this expansion was the development of Alere’s CAD program, designed to build upon its proven approach to heart failure.

This expansion continued as Alere acquired the disease management programs of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, specializing in asthma and COPD. As a recognized leader in respiratory treatment and research, National Jewish Medical and Research Center’s programs further established Alere as a diversified and nationally recognized disease management company.

Alere’s capabilities expanded yet again in 2005, as the company partnered with Joslin Diabetes Center to co-develop a diabetes disease management program. Joslin Diabetes Center is the global leader in diabetes research, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Alere’s partnership with Joslin gives its programs access to over 100 years of expertise in providing outcome-focused, cost-effective care for people with diabetes.

Today Alere continues its innovative leadership in disease management and is the fastest-growing privately held company in the industry, as demonstrated by three consecutive years on the Inc. 500. Alere’s technology-enabled infrastructure provides the company with the ability to scale quickly, while continuing to expand its portfolio of programs to include full-service wellness and health promotion.

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	Since 1999, Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare has been improving the delivery of healthcare around the world by helping pharmaceutical research and marketing organizations document important information about how their products are being used in patients’ homes. This includes the collection of primary endpoints for clinical trials that are used as the basis of drug approval, as well as disease management programs that have been shown to improve treatment adherence. Arrowhead’s ePRO Log is our third generation eDiary solution built upon a heritage of continuous improvement that includes fifteen software version releases over the past seven years. Dave Rosa, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare P.O. Box 2800, Acton, MA 01720 Tel: (978)263-9596 E-mail: dave.rosa@aheh.com Website: www.aheh.com
	Better Health Technologies (BHT) is an eHealth  and disease management consulting and business development firm. BHT advises clients on strategy, business models, and partnerships. Clients include a wide range of established and pre-IPO organizations, including Samsung Electronics (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Digital Solution Center, Global Research Group), Medtronic, Siemens Medical Solutions, Joslin Diabetes Center, Varian Medical Systems, and the Disease Management Association of America. Better Health Technologies, LLC Vince Kuraitis, Principal Strategy, partnerships, business models Disease management & eHealth Tel:(208) 395-1197 Fax: (208) 361-0039 Email: vincek@bhtinfo.com Website: www.bhtinfo.com E-CareManagement News: www.bhtinfo.com/pastissues.htm
	BlackBerry Enterprise Solution by Research In Motion. The BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution™ is the leading wireless platform for connecting users to communications and information while on the go. It provides wireless access to email, instant messaging, personal information management and enterprise applications, such as customer relationship management, sales force automation, field service automation and more. It also provides access to personal productivity tools, including phone, web, MMS, SMS and more. The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution provides everything organizations need to go wireless, including server software with advanced security features, a complete application mobilization framework, BlackBerry devices, BlackBerry enabled devices from leading handset manufacturers, plus essential support services and programs. Visit www.blackberry.com
	BodyMedia is a world leader in wearable body monitoring technologies. We design and build accurate and convenient ways to collect, process, and present meaningful, highly personalized information about the day to day health and behaviors of individuals outside of a clinical setting, in the context of their own lives. Our weight management, fitness, and disease management applications are proven, innovative, and affordable means for monitoring physiological and lifestyle information, such as energy expenditure, caloric intake, sleep, and adherence to exercise and healthy lifestyle programs. BodyMedia develops state-of-the-art monitoring products and technologies in partnership with some of the world‚s top healthcare, fitness, and consumer products companies in diverse markets, such as disease management, club-based fitness, wellness, and home care. BodyMedia, Inc, 4 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Tom Futch, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Tel: (412)288-9901 Email: tfutch@bodymedia.com Website: www.bodymedia.com
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	Chimerasoft Corporation’s global leadership stems from our extensive knowledge of integrated software solutions as well as our presence in the global market place. Our applications are created by highly experienced IT software engineering teams as well as medical personnel from every level such as RNs, Clinical Informatics professionals, MDs, Pharmacists, and many more to provide our customers with quality products which encompass the latest in technology. At Chimerasoft we strive for customer satisfaction, thus providing our customers with sophisticated yet user friendly applications that can empower your people to reduce human error, meet JCAHO’s requirements, and improve your bottom line. Chimerasoft Corporation Company Phone Number: (312) 324-0318 Company Contact: Diego Ortega Contact E-mail: Diego@chimera-usa.com Contact Phone Number: (219) 801-8992 Website: www.chimera-usa.com E-mail Address: Chimerasoft@chimera-usa.com
	Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent technology and market research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology. For more than 23 years, Forrester has been making leaders successful every day through its proprietary research, consulting, events and peer-to-peer executive programs. For more information, visit www.forrester.com. Liz Boehm, Forrester Research Tel: (617) 613-6000 Email: lboehm@forrester.com Website: www.forrester.com
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	Honeywell HomMed® is a leader in the medical device industry concentrating its expertise on remote patient monitoring. It has in excess of 32,000 patient units installed worldwide. Since its inception the company has been involved in the care of over 500,000 patients. The Honeywell HomMed Sentry and Genesis monitors and proprietary Central Station software are all hospital grade FDA Class II medical devices. In addition to base biometrics measurements, multiple peripheral devices can also be attached – temporal thermometer, glucose meter, peak flow/FEV1, PT/INR, ECG and multi-user card swipe. The Central Station automatically color codes and triages all user health data allowing a quick review of any alerts. The MedPartner™ Medication Reminder prompts the user with voice commands and light cues when it's time to take medications, the prescribed amount and the appropriate bottle. The user is also notified if the wrong medication is selected. Website: www.hommed.com
	iMetrikus®, Inc. is a healthcare technology company whose flagship product, MediCompass®, provides an interactive Personal Health Record to support secure, member-controlled access for storing and retrieving health data. The product also includes Condition Monitoring Modules that help deliver low-cost chronic care monitoring to patients with long-term, high cost health concerns. Each MediCompass Condition Module has specific patient monitoring device interfaces. AirWatch® enables patients and healthcare professionals to share self-test results between healthcare visits. MetrikLink® connects to over 35 biometric devices allowing the collection of data that can be shared by the patient with their healthcare team via MediCompass. Alexi Rubenstein, Director of Marketing Communications E-mail: arubenstein@imetrikus.com Tel: (760)804-1252 Website: www.imetrikus.com
	LifeLink Monitoring offers a powerful suite of telemonitoring services to enhance asthma care, combat congestive heart failure, diabetes, hypertension or COPD. We provide immediate feedback to patients and accurate, objective data to clinicians. For a low monthly fee, we do it all—equipment, patient training, phone and data center, compliance and tech support, equipment delivery, maintenance and calibration—all the things clinicians shouldn't be bothered with. There is no equipment to buy, and customers pay only for the services they use. Whether the goal is early warning of decompensation in heart failure, improved treatment adherence, better use of nursing resources, reduced ER visits and hospitalization, better control of blood pressure and blood glucose or detection of white coat hypertension, LifeLink Monitoring provides complete, reliable, cost-saving telemonitoring solutions. J. Lee Ledbetter, CEO Telephone: (770) 365-1928 Email: lledbetter@llmi.com Website: www.llmi.com
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