SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (SWX: SHLTN), a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, announced that its German subsidiary PHTS Telemedizin will provide telemedicine services in the Coburg region (north of Bavaria, Germany). Private health insurer HUK-Coburg-Krankenversicherung is joining insurer Deutsche BKK in a project with the Klinikum Coburg for the region of Coburg. Patients suffering from chronic congestive heart failure, depending on their disease pattern, are receiving a SHL advanced telemedicine system for home use that transmits their vital signs and other important parameters to the medical monitor centre of PHTS Telemedizin (www.phts.de). Physicians and specialised medical staff analyze the data and provide assistance according to the pre-approved medical protocols.
"Offering telemedicine as a form of treatment to our clients improves the quality of medical care", explains Roland Weidmann, Vice President at the HUK-Coburg-Krankenversicherung, the motivation for offering telemedicine services to their clients. "With these telemedicine services we make use of modern communication tools for the benefit of chronically ill patients", adds Klaus Fuchs, Head of Deutsche BKK Coburg. "Around the clock, patients are being served by a medical contact person they are familiar with."
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About SHL TeleMedicine
SHL TeleMedicine Ltd. is a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine
solutions to individuals and to the healthcare community. As a provider of remote health services in cardiology and in other medical areas, SHL maintains business operations in the US, Europe and Israel. SHL is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange, symbol SHLTN. For more information see www.shl-telemedicine.com.