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CapMed Division Provides - Personal Health Keys to Delaware's Christiana Care Health System for Cancer Patients

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 09:01 CDT

Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NMS:BITI) announced today that its CapMed division has provided 200 Personal HealthKeys(TM) to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, part of the Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, DE. The Cancer Center will provide the HealthKeys to patients at no cost, in conjunction with the Care Management Division.

The Personal HealthKey, about the size of a small key and designed to be carried on a key chain, has been customized to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and will be distributed through the doctors at the cancer center to patients interested in more active participation in their health management. The customization of the Personal HealthKey includes the inclusion of Christiana Care's patient registration and medical history forms. By using the Personal HealthKey patients can complete these forms at home, thus reducing the time they have to spend at the clinic, and greatly reducing paperwork. When visiting the cancer center the HealthKey is 'plugged-in' to a staff member's computer to provide updated patient information. Additionally the HealthKey will allow patients to track and manage all facets of health information, and link to relevant health and wellness education and other Christiana Care Health System resources.

Wendy Angst, general manager of CapMed stated, "Repetitive paperwork is one of the biggest complaints made by patients. By streamlining this process, Christiana Care is truly putting the patient's needs first. The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center HealthKey also helps the patients manage the many aspects of health and wellness management needed when one is faced with a serious condition such as cancer. Patients will be able to facilitate the communication of information among their various care providers, as well as self monitor labs and exercise schedules."

Tricia Strusowski, Director, Cancer Care Management of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, said, "The CapMed Personal HealthKey will make life a little easier for our cancer patients. Right now, these people spend a lot of time filling in the same information on numerous medical forms. By using the Personal Health Key patients will only have to complete this information once and after that the information can be retrieved electronically. In addition, we will be able to keep records current with greater ease because of the 2-way communication CapMed has built into the device. We are very pleased to have this information management tool available to people who are already dealing with serious health conditions and who don't need the added stress of paper shuffling."

Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. is a healthcare contract service organization providing services that support the product development process of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., is the cornerstone of Bio-Imaging's personal health management division. CapMed provides the Personal HealthKey(TM) technology and the Personal Health Record (PHR) software enabling patients to better monitor and manage their health, while providing hospitals and health systems, employers, and pharmaceutical organizations with a robust marketing tool and e-health strategy to increase market share, reduce costs of care, and improve patient outcomes and wellness through a combination of personal management of health information, personalized education, and links to relevant community resources.

Christiana Care Health System, which traces its roots back to 1888, is one of the region's largest not-for profit health care providers, serving the people of Delaware as well as neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A teaching hospital, Christiana Care is recognized as a regional center for excellence in cardiology, cancer and women's health services, as well as Level-I trauma care and Level-3 neonatal intensive care (both highest intensity). Christiana Care operates two hospitals, long-term and transitional care services and an extensive range of outpatient and home health services. Christiana Care provided $25.2 million of charity care last year.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, the Company's statements regarding trends in the marketplace and potential future results are examples of such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the consummation and the successful integration of the proposed acquisition, the timing of projects due to the variability in size, scope and duration of projects, estimates made by management with respect to the Company's critical accounting policies, regulatory delays, clinical study results which lead to reductions or cancellations of projects, and other factors, including general economic conditions and regulatory developments, not within the Company's control. The factors discussed herein and expressed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstance.

Source: Business Wire

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