Activ Doctors Online Partners with Network of 30 Hospitals in France for Transplant Patient Telemedicine Services
Goals: Easier Access for 30,000 transplant patients; $250 Million in Savings
MIAMI - Activ Doctors Online, a global telemedicine innovator that offers personal health records, second medical opinions and e-consults all in one unique integrated web-based platform, has announced that it has partnered with the Assistance Publique Hpitaux de Paris network of 30 government-owned hospitals in France to provide telemedicine services for their transplant patients.
Activ Doctors Online telemedicine solutions will save our patients time and money associated with trips to the hospital, al lowing them to check in with their physicians from the comfort of their homes for some of their follow up care, said Professor Francois Durand, MD, Director of Hepatology and Liver Intensive Care of Paris-based hospital Hpitaux Beaujon, a member of the hospital network. And the hospitals can maintain continuity of care for transplant patients while reducing the number of in-person hospital visits by up to one-third, providing an estimated savings of about $250 million annually in the cost of follow up care for the 30,000 transplant patients in the network.
Currently, transplant patients average approximately two visits per month for follow up care at the hospitals, according to Professor Durand, at a average cost of 3,000 Euros per hospital visit (about $3,600 U.S.)
This marks an important milestone in advancing the Activ Doctors Online mission to change the face of the worlds healthcare by providing people with more control of their medical records and access to the worlds best specialists, said Activ Doctors Online Founder and Chief Executive Officer Florent Monssoh. We are passionate about empowering people to control their health destiny with more intelligent, secure information management tools and easy access to medical experts, he said, noting that Activ Doctors Online was the first provider to introduce telemedicine services to France.
We have long been concerned that the barriers to visit transplant specialists would discourage people from getting the follow-up they really need to ensure that their transplants are successful, stated Dr. Howard Zahalsky, U.S. Medical Director of Activ Doctors Online. This important partnership will allow for better access to health care for patients throughout France. For the first time, patients have the option to get laboratory tests and clinic visits done via the Activ Doctors Online platform, rather than making an extended visit to the hospital.
To find out more about how organizations and consumers can take control of their health destiny through Activ Doctors Onlines Web-based information and telemedicine platform, call 888-51-ACTIV or visit Activ Doctors Online.
About Activ Doctors Online
The Activ Doctors Online personal health records system and suite of telemedicine solutions help people and organizations reduce their healthcare costs while better managing their healthcare to save money, time and even lives. The company provides a secure, user-friendly portal for individuals and families to control their health information through professionally managed Personal Health Records. Members can also use the portal to access a network of more than 1,500 physician specialists for second medical opinions, and to connect with their primary physicians through e-consult. Global operations encompass the U.S., Europe and Asia.
About Assistance Publique Hpitaux de Paris
The largest university hospital in Europe, Public Assistance Hospitals of Paris is the University Hospital of the Ile de France. Providing community care to support the most serious emergencies and rare diseases, AP-HP meets the needs of millions of patients annually. AP-HP trains thousands of professionals and conducts numerous research projects and teaching programs to shape the future of medicine, and exports its medical and paramedical expertise around the world. United by a common goal of excellence, the 90,000 professionals of AP-HP aim to provide sustainable care for all patients and their families, regardless of their diseases and their resources. We cared for 7 million patients in 2011, and conducted more than 2,700 research projects.
Serving an area of some 12 million residents, the AP-HP offers a network of 37 hospitals in 12 hospital groups.