HealthSaaS and DocLogic Announce Strategic Alliance to Integrate Patient Home Monitoring and Telehealth Services

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The agreement with DocLogic will include integration of the HealthSaaS Connected Outcomes Framework allowing doctors and their patients to incorporate biometric devices and mobile applications to improve the efficacy of remote monitoring and Telehealth encounters.

DocLogic connects patients with physicians and other providers for immediate, live online visits using two-way video, secure email, and/or the phone.  Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) will be integrated and combines a global network of certified on-call interpreters. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires hospitals to provide effective communication with patients who are deaf or are Limited English proficient (LEP).

Patients and caregivers can track chronic disease and other health information with connected Bluetooth and GSM glucose meters, blood pressure cuffs, WiFi scales, sleep monitoring devices, peak flow meters, pedometers and select mobile applications. HealthSaaS technology makes the information readily available to physicians caring for patients using the DocLogic service and can send data to EHR systems.

"Physicians will be able to review biometric and mobile gathered data alongside patient history as part of each visit. Physicians can then diagnose, prescribe medications, track treatment plans and monitor outcomes" states Frank Ille, CEO of HealthSaaS. "Through our relationship with DocLogic, we are now taking critical patient information and bringing it directly into phone, video and internet based care encounters.

"We're excited to be a part of a comprehensive, portable, real time Telemedicine solution. Our collaboration with HealthSaaS allows us to place the patient at the center of this service, while delivering a cost containment alternative at a time when rising healthcare costs and access to physicians are at the forefront of everyone's concerns" says Dana Shaffer, President of DocLogic, LLC.

This joint offering will be made commercially available in Q2 of 2012.

Telehealth services are a key component of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) strategy. Telehealth and PCMH promote a team-based approach to the care of a patient through a spectrum of medical conditions and are delivered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. The medical home model is anticipated to improve access, reduce unnecessary care, improve outcomes, and lead to higher patient satisfaction. Health care reform is driving the move to the Telehealth and PCMH model, which helps enable the success of Accountable Care Organizations.

About HealthSaaS

HealthSaaS is leading the Health 2.0 movement by creating cloud based health information technology solutions. Our patent pending Connected Outcomes Framework can aggregate disparate data from many sources including mHealth applications, cloud based services, Telehealth solutions and connected medical devices. The framework removes silo barriers and makes data available to clinician practices, provider networks, payors, self funded employers and EHR systems. www.healthsaas.net 

About DocLogic

DocLogic, LLC is a company that specializes in connecting people to physicians, anytime of day, seven days a week, for affordable access to quality physician care. We provide our members with convenient access to telephonic and secure email medical consultations provided by the physicians independently contracted as participating providers in the DocLogic Physician Network.  Our Telemedicine Solution is also a cost-containment solution, an alternative to expensive Urgent Care or ER visits. www.doclogic.com

Media Contact: Frank Ille HealthSaaS, Inc., 503-459-9028, [email protected]

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