LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CareView Communications, Inc. (“CareView” or the “Company”) (Pink Sheets:CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced that it has filed a new patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cover an innovative technology that will assist hospitals and other medical facilities in their efforts to prevent decubitus ulcers or “bed sores” experienced by patients. CareView’s new product covered by the pending patent uses the CareView System™ monitoring system to ensure timely patient movement which assists caregivers in the prevention and treatment of bed sores.
The new technology will expand upon the existing NurseView™ and Virtual Bed Rails™ modules of the CareView System™ to establish and monitor the Pressure Ulcer Management program. The effective implementation of the Pressure Ulcer Management program will offer a new technique to document, reduce and manage the effects of bed sores for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
The total cost of treatment of pressure ulcers in the United States is estimated at $11 billion per year. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), a total of 257,412 preventable pressure ulcers were reported as secondary diagnoses in hospitals in 2007. The average cost of each of those pressure ulcers is estimated to be $43,180 per hospital stay.
“We are very pleased to have begun the process of patenting our breakthrough technology in the fight against bed sores experienced by patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. Given the guidelines by the CMS and the insurance industry for prevention of bed sores, this topic has become a very important quality of treatment issue. We believe our new technology will greatly assist any hospital in their efforts to comply with these guidelines and to provide greater patient care,” stated Steven Johnson, CareView’s President and Chief Operating Officer.
The CareView System™ is a suite of products that brings the information technology of the 21st century directly to patients, families and healthcare providers by connecting them through one easy-to-install and simple-to-use system. This collaboration will allow the hospitals and other healthcare facilities to provide:
- The ability to implement audit tools to ensure that quality standards are being adhered to, safety measures are being complied with, as both can be used to further educate caregivers to continually enhance quality and safety for their patients.
- Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers with the ability to efficiently and cost-effectively monitor, treat and visit their patients.
- Family members and friends with the ability to use the Internet to monitor, visit, and correspond with their loved ones who are patients.
- Patients and their visitors with direct access to on-demand high-speed Internet and first run movies in their rooms.
About CareView Communications, Inc.
CareView has created a proprietary high-speed data network system that can be deployed throughout a healthcare facility using the existing cable television infrastructure. This network supports CareView’s Room Control Platform (RCP) and complementary suite of software applications designed to streamline workflow and improve value-added services offered to customers. Real-time bedside monitoring and point-of-care video monitoring and recording improve efficiency while limiting liability, and entertainment packages and education enhance quality of stay. This technology may also act as an interface gateway for other software systems and medical devices moving forward. CareView is dedicated to working with all types of hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers and selected outpatient care facilities domestically and internationally. Corporate offices are located at 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240, Lewisville, Texas, 75067. Questions may be directed to John R. Bailey, Chief Financial Officer at (972) 943-6050. More information about the Company is available on the Company’s website at www.care-view.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of CareView Communications, Inc. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the Company’s services and projects and the Company’s continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.
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CareView Communications, Inc.
John R. Bailey, CFO, 972-943-6050
www.care-view.com.
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