New Telemedicine Alliance Forming

The Continua Health Alliance is an open industry group formed to establish effective methods of managing health to respond to the rise of chronic conditions and rapid aging population. A&D Medical has joined the Continua Health Alliance as a Founding Promoter.

Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2006 -- A&D Medical has joined the Continua Health Alliance as a Founding Promoter. The Continua Health Alliance is an open industry group formed to establish effective methods of managing health to respond to the rise of chronic conditions and rapid aging population.

“We are creating an organization where several seemingly disparate industries can work together to combine their products and services through connectivity standards and provide millions of people with the tools they need to better manage their health and the health of their families,” said David Whitlinger, Chairman of the Continua Health Alliance and Director of Healthcare Device Standards in Intel’s Digital Health Group.

The Alliance is focused on three major categories: chronic disease management, healthcare monitoring for aging people, and proactive health and fitness. By enabling a network of readily connected health and medical devices, people with heart disease, diabetes or other chronic diseases will be able to share blood pressure and weight levels and other vital sign information with their doctors.

The group also intends to establish a product certification program with a consumer recognizable logo signifying the promise of interoperability with other certified products. Products such as the A&D Medical Blood Pressure Monitor and Weight Scale that allow wireless transmission of results made under Continua guidelines will enable consumers to more easily share information with care givers and service providers.

To learn more about the Continua Health Alliance and its participating companies and to find out how to become a member, visit http://www.continuaalliance.org.

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