Press Release
August 24, 2001
Carevoyance Telematics Inc. Joins BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program to Advance Clinical Trials and Disease Management Initiatives
Vancouver, BC - Carevoyance Telematics, a global leader in patient-centric, wireless healthcare applications, announced an alliance today with Research In Motion Limited (RIM) that will have a considerable impact on the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries. The Carevoyance application, which is integrated with the BlackBerry™ wireless email solution, will help pharmaceutical companies and their clinical trial partners increase the speed, efficiency and effectiveness of the clinical trial process while reducing costs substantially. By utilizing BlackBerry™, the Carevoyance solution extends the continuum of care to community-based patients with chronic diseases and will play a major part in helping patients cope and manage their diseases more effectively.
"The BlackBerry handheld fits perfectly with our Caretinuum application, and we look forward to building a mutually beneficial relationship with the team at Research In Motion," commented Dr. Sam Gutman, Chief Medical Officer, Carevoyance Telematics. "This alliance allows us to begin subject enrollment into a series of planned Clinical Trials and is an exciting step forward in the development of our Caretinuum project."
Together, Caretinuum™ and BlackBerry™ produce a complete wireless solution that ensures trial protocol adherence and enables continuous subject and patient monitoring in a mobile, private, secure environment. The unique combination of the two technologies will allow clinical trial and healthcare professionals to stay connected to their patients 24 hours a day and enhance the monitoring and results of their patient treatment.
"In a patient-centric environment ensuring a secure, personalized, mobile experience is not only key, but essential. This alliance with RIM ensures that Carevoyance Telematics stays ahead of the curve in matching the best wireless solutions with best practices in clinical trial management and healthcare delivery," said Duff Gardner, CEO, Carevoyance Telematics.
About Carevoyance
Carevoyance Telematics Inc. is a global leader in patient-centric, wireless healthcare applications that enable mobile electronic data capture and extend the continuum of care to community based clinical trial subjects and patients with chronic diseases. The Carevoyance Caretinuum™ V1.0 provides real-time personalized, interactive communication to devices such as the RIM 957 Wireless Handheld™. No other company delivers the quality data and subject support offered by Carevoyance. For more information, please visit http://www.carevoyance.com.
