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Robert Bosch Healthcare Announces Advances in Telehealth Systems

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Telehealth technology has been advancing significantly to improve the lives of patients with chronic conditions and control escalating healthcare costs. Building on the Bosch Group's 125-year history of technological innovation, Robert Bosch Healthcare, Inc. has announced new advances in telehealth systems designed to create efficiencies for healthcare professionals and improve patient care. The new solutions, announced during the 2011 American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Annual Meeting, provide flexibility to adapt to an organization's needs and include multiple Bosch solutions on one platform.

Key Takeaways:

  • The new advances in telehealth systems were developed to address the current and future needs of hospitals, health systems, and managed care facilities that use telehealth in disease management programs.
  • The evolution of Bosch's telehealth systems provide flexibility to adapt to an organization's needs and include multiple Bosch solutions on one platform.
  • Over 150,000 patients have used Bosch's telehealth systems, and there are more than 40,000 patients actively using the products today.
  • Bosch Healthcare has been providing home telehealth services to the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2000.
  • The company has been awarded a contract for use of the Health Buddy and ViTelCare systems by the VA following a competitive bid and procurement process.
  • The Health Buddy System allows patients to take a more active role in monitoring their health and symptoms while at home, with daily clinical content giving patients personalized questions and useful tips.
  • The ViTelCare T400 Home Health Monitor securely transmits patient data, automatically or manually, multiple times a day, and offers patients an easy to use touch screen interface and audio enabled health assessment question and answer choices.

Statistics:

  • Over 150,000 patients have used Bosch's telehealth systems.
  • There are more than 40,000 patients actively using Bosch's telehealth systems today.
  • The Bosch Group employs over 22,000 associates in more than 100 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
  • The Bosch Group generated sales of $8.8 billion in fiscal 2010.
  • Bosch spent $5 billion (approximately 3.8 billion euros) on research and development in 2010.

Sources:

  • Robert Bosch Healthcare, Inc.
  • The Bosch Group
  • Marketwire
  • American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

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