Wellstar Completes Testing of Software Package for Thermal Imaging System
16 Outubro 2008 - 9:35AM
Marketwired
Wellstar International, Inc. (OTCBB: WLSI), a provider of
specialized diagnostic software and equipment, announced today the
completion of final testing on the effectiveness of the Company's
proprietary software package, which complements and will be sold
with the Company's revolutionary thermal imaging systems.
Wellstar's wholly owned subsidiary, Trillenium Medical Imaging
("TMI"), has developed thermal imaging, diagnostic-based units for
the purpose of pressure ulcer identification. This final round of
tests was conducted to confirm the effectiveness of TMI's software
in the objective measurement of patterns of injury associated with
the development of pressure ulcers.
Patients who are at risk for pressure ulcers have historically
been evaluated through utilization of the Braden Scale Scoring
system on admission to a hospital or acute care facility. The
Braden Scale system has long been the accepted methodology by
hospitals to determine the existence of, and potential for,
pressure ulcers. However, many physicians now consider this method
to be time consuming, overly subjective and -- at best --
unreliable.
TMI has developed, in conjunction with certain leaders in wound
care management and prevention, a revolutionary new system that
enables hospitals to more accurately predict and identify pressure
ulcers through the measurement of skin temperature. When these
measurements are entered into TMI's proprietary software suite, the
resulting readings enable hospital staff to swiftly and easily
identify subtle changes associated with the existence of early
stage pressure ulcers. TMI's system provides hospitals and acute
care facilities with a revolutionary new platform for detecting and
predicting pressure ulcers; something that was unachievable through
utilization of the Braden Scale Scoring system only.
This enhanced diagnostic ability is more critical for hospitals
now than it ever has been, largely due to proposed rule changes by
CMS that were placed into effect October 1, 2008. The Medicare
Hospital Patient Safety Initiative calls for, among other
stipulations, the refusal of payment (Medicare reimbursement) for
certain "hospital-acquired" conditions including pressure ulcers.
This means that a hospital has only 24 hours after admission of a
patient to report existing pressure ulcer conditions to
Medicare.
While the subject of pressure ulcers suffered by acute care
patients, i.e. determining liability and exactly where a patient
developed these wounds, has always been a sticking point for
private insurance, it is now in every hospital's best fiscal
interest to identify accurately, and in a timely manner, existing
ulcer conditions as patients enter their facility for care.
More information on the results of these tests will be made
available in the project analysis report due out later this
year.
ABOUT WELLSTAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.:
Wellstar International, Inc., through its wholly owned operating
subsidiary Trillenium Medical Imaging, Inc. (TMI), is poised to
become a leading diagnostic company in the health care industry.
TMI has developed and is marketing fully calibrated and functional,
thermal imaging systems that utilize state-of-the-art infrared
technologies and proprietary software to accurately and
cost-effectively measure physiological changes in the human body.
More information on the Company and its unique diagnostic software
and product line is available on Wellstar's corporate Website, by
visiting: www.wellstar.us.
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'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Prospective
investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important
factors currently known to management that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-statements
include fluctuation of operating results, the ability to compete
successfully and the ability to complete before-mentioned
transactions. The company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future
operating results.
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