(Palm Springs, CA-September 21,2009) GlobalMedia, NeuroCall and REACH Call today announced that they have partnered to create a telemedicine ecosystem designed to help expand the resources available for treating patients in under served areas. .This fully integrated solution provides neurologist call coverage, video-conferencing hardware and software, and web-based consultation modules to hospitals across the U.S. to speed the diagnosis and treatment of patients in time critical situations such as stroke.
Stroke continues to be the third-leading cause of death in the United States. With just one neurologist for every 18,000 Americans, many hospitals have no neurologist on staff to diagnose and treat stroke victims. And, because a neurologist must evaluate, diagnose and treat a stroke patient within three hours of symptoms to prevent long-term disability or death, rural stroke patients lose precious time if they are transported to a larger hospital for an evaluation by a specialist.
GlobalMedia, NeuroCall and REACH Call have independently addressed this problem of inadequate stroke and acute neurology care for several years. However, this new partnership brings added benefits to hospitals, including:
*Integrated technology: GlobalMedia, NeuroCall and Reach Call have collaborated to ensure their solutions work together, providing an interoperable, seamless system for customers.
*Scalable solutions: hospitals may add or subtract the various elements of this neurological telemedicine solution as needed.
NeuroCall provides the physicians. An accredited team of neurologists conducts remote consultations via telemedicine at any facility , regardless of geographic location. NeuroCall has hand-picked its physicians to ensure the utmost competency, quality and consistency of care.
GlobalMedia provides the video-conferencing technology. The EasyShareVC videoconferencing software, camera and cart give the physician full control of the instant two-way secure audio/videoconferencing session.
REACH Call provides the integrated telestroke/telemedicine module. The Web-based platform provides decision support tools that provide a systematic approach to the highest standards of stroke care. Furthermore, it automatically generates consult reports and statistical data to streamline post-consult record keeping,billing and quality improvement.
“We are thrilled about our three-way partnership that allows us to create a complete telemedicine ecosystem for our customers,” said Sandeep Agate, REACH Call president and CEO. “With NeuroCall’s call coverage services,GlobalMedia’s advanced video-conferencing solutions, and REACH’s 100% browser-based consult modules, our customers will be able to establish, grow and effectively manage a fully integrated telemedicine network.”
“The successful combination of these strategic elements forms an unprecedented telemedicine solution that moves us closer to the day when all patients will have access to world-class physicians and cutting edge technology, no matter where they live,” said Ricardo Garcia-Rivera, MD, CEO and medical director of NeuroCall.
“These three companies together form an effective, scalable solution to the ever-increasing specialist shortage,” said Mr. Joel E. Barthelemy,GlobalMedia’s Managing Director, “REACH Call’s expertise in developing stroke networks nationwide merges nicely with a team of specialists that will take calls for stroke networks already in place.”
Hospitals with inadequate neurology coverage can take advantage of NeuroCall’s team of specialists, who are always on call. GlobalMedia provides the physicians with a high quality audio and video interface to conduct a tele-neurologic consultation. Finally, REACH Call’s integrated application allows the physicians to easily and conveniently complete and document a remote consultation. The imaging studies are incorporated directly into the software, allowing them to be viewed and interpreted in
real-time.
For more information, visit these companies at the American Telemedicine
Association (ATA) Mid-Year Meeting: GlobalMedia (Booth #51); NeuroCall
(Booth #14); REACH Call (Booth #46).
About GlobalMedia
Scottsdale, Arizona's GlobalMedia manufactures and sells telemedicine solutions that provide superior image quality, unmatched versatility, and unsurpassed simplicity for the healthcare industry. GlobalMedia's camera, image management, store-and-forward, videoconferencing and video streaming technologies enable leading pathologists, dermatologists, pediatricians,
neurologists, surgeons and other caregivers to be more effective in providing patient care and more productive and efficient in managing patient information. For more information, visit www.GlobalMedia.com
www.GlobalMedia.com
About NeuroCall
NeuroCall provides high-quality neurological care to facilities nationwide. The company strives to alleviate the obvious need for neurologists by providing real-time availability of such services to people with acute and chronic neurological disorders that otherwise would not have access to specialized care. NeuroCall is composed of a team of experienced neurologists who have ample expertise in stroke and neurological emergencies. Most team members are Board Certified in Vascular Neurology, and all of them in general Neurology. NeuroCall’s physicians are licensed to practice medicine in more than twenty U.S. states and territories. For more information, visit www.neurocall.com
About REACH Call
REACH Call is a full-service telemedicine application services provider dedicated to eliminating the geographical challenge associated with access to specialized care, bringing time-critical emergency care for diseases such as stroke close to home. REACH Call offers complete, secure and robust web-based tools for healthcare collaboration and provides centralized data
collection and reporting to support outcome optimization, clinical trials, and national registries. REACH Call was founded in March 2006 by Dr. David C. Hess and other leaders at the Medical College of Georgia. Its patent-pending technology is the industry’s leading web-based telestroke/telemedicine solution. For more information on REACH Call, visit
www.reachcall.com
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Media Contacts:
GlobalMedia
Lisa Kornblatt, SS | PR
847.415.9330
lkornblatt@sspr.com
NeuroCall
Joshua L. Randall
305.227.4838
jrandall@neurocall.com
REACH Call
Linda Healan, Healan PR, Inc.
678.889.8057
media@reachcall.com
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