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Infomedix and TRIO Launch Telehealth Initiative with the Medi-Monitor ^tm

Rockville, MD - Infomedix, Inc. and TRIO, announced today that they will launch a far reaching telehealth initiative to improve health outcomes, medication compliance, and quality-of-life for transplant recipients. The initiative involves using InforMedix's portable Medi-Monitor^tm> telemedicine device specifically adapted for transplant recipients.

Transplant recipients and their families face a daunting challenge in managing the complexity of taking 5 to 10 or more different medications throughout the day. Over 20% of transplant organ rejections result from noncompliance with their pill taking regimens, resulting in life-threatening conditions for organ failure. Re-transplanting of a rejected organ can cost up to $200,000.

Bruce A. Kehr, MD, CEO of InforMedix, and inventor of the Medi-Monitor ^tm System, said the joint program "is designed to turn the tide against the huge human and economic costs that result from medication noncompliance in transplant recipients. We are delighted to be working with TRIO, which has been a leader in improving the lives of transplant recipients and their families."

Bruce Weir, CPA, President of TRIO, noted, "We are excited to be working with InforMedix to develop new services for transplant recipients and their families. This is consistent with the mission of TRIO - Providing support to transplant recipients and their families to help alleviate the stresses and challenges associated with the organ transplant process."

TRIO, based in Washington, DC, is an independent, nonprofit, international organization working to improve the quality of life for transplant candidates, recipients, their families and donor family memebers.

InforMedix, Inc., headquartered in Rockville, MD, manufactures and markets portable, patient-based telemedicine technologies that electronically link patients and healthcare professionals to manage high-risk, high-cost diseases. The Medi-Monitor^tm System is designed to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs in multiple diseases including - Congestive Heart Failure, Organ Transplantation, HIV/AIDS, and Psychiatric Disorders. The Medi-Monitor^tm System recently won an award as "The Most Effective Use of Cutting Edge Technology" at the 1998 Congress of the American Medical Informatics Association.

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