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CardioComm Solutions Executes HeartCheck(TM) Health and Wellness ECG Screening Agreement in the Republic of Ireland
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2016 / CardioComm Solutions, Inc. (TSXV: EKG) ("CardioC...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CardioComm Solutions Executes HeartCheck(TM) Health and Wellness ECG Screening Agreement in the Republic of IrelandTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2016 / CardioComm Solutions, Inc. (TSXV: EKG) (\"CardioComm Solutions\" or the \"Company\"), a global medical provider of consumer heart monitoring and medical electrocardiogram (\"ECG\") software solutions, today announced it has entered into a sales and ECG services agreement with Premier Health Check Ltd. (\"Premier Health\") for the development of marketing channels for the HeartCheck™ ECG devices and SMART Monitoring ECG services into workplace health screening and medical and wellness verticals in Ireland.\nThe HeartCheck™ ECG devices and SMART Monitoring ECG reading service technologies were selected by Premier Health based on:\n- CardioComm Solutions' 17 year track record of successfully providing ECG monitoring solutions into traditional medical installations such as hospitals, physician offices and medical calls centers; and,\n- the multijurisdictional clearances for use of the HeartCheck™ and SMART Monitoring technologies from medical regulatory organizations including the European Union (CE Mark), the USA (FDA) and Canada (Health Canada).\nUnder the Cardio Health Check model, businesses with at least 100 employees will engage Premier Health to perform three workplace-based Cardio Health Checks in a 12 month period which now include ECG screening for cardiac rhythm abnormalities such as atrial fibrillation, fast, slow or irregular heart rates and prolonged QT. The recorded ECGs will be uploaded to CardioComm Solutions' SMART Monitoring ECG service for review and provide ECG interpreted reports back to Premier Health. ECG results will be incorporated into customers' health screening reports. Screening results would not be released to the employer unless the employee requests to do so. \nIn addition to running Cardio Health Check screening program which are confirmed to start this May, Premier Health will market both the HeartCheck™ ECG PEN and ECG Monitor to employees through the workplace screening programs to physicians, pharmacists and to physiotherapists in sports clubs, gyms and insurance providers. Premier Health's longer term plan is to roll out a franchising model involving 20 to 30 health care practitioners in Ireland that will be tr...