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Critical
Signal Technologies Acquires Link to Life to Grow Depth and Expertise in TeleHealth, Personal Emergency Response and Medical Monitoring
Systems
FARMINGTON
HILLS, MICH.—[September 16, 2009]—Critical Signal Technologies, Inc. (CST) has
acquired the stock and assets of GTL, Inc. dba as
“Link to Life” along with Link Technologies, Inc., and will integrate its
product and service offerings into CST to provide cost-effective personal
emergency response, TeleHealth and medical monitoring
systems, improving the independence and quality of life for older adults, the
disabled and people managing health conditions.
CST
President and CEO Jeffery S. Prough made the announcement at the
“This
acquisition will help us make people’s lives easier,” said Prough. “Our
products and services help older adults and people managing illness and disease live with more independence and dignity. We look
forward to offering even more cost-effective solutions to people’s health and
wellness challenges as a result of this acquisition.”
Link
to Life’s primary product portfolio focuses on medication management and
medical alert systems, more commonly known as Personal Emergency Response
Systems, which connect users to a 24-hour response center upon the push of a
button during a medical emergency. CST’s offerings include Personal Emergency
Response Systems that summon help during a fall or medical emergency;
Medication Management Systems that ensure proper dispensing of prescribed
medications over a multi-day period; TeleHealth
systems that monitor vital signs and alert physicians or other caregivers
automatically and monitoring and alert systems for multi-tenant
facilities such as independent living, assisted living and long-term care.
Both
Link to Life’s
“We have a responsibility to
the customers who have trusted Link to Life with their health and well-being
for 30 years, and that’s a commitment we anticipate that CST will continue,”
said
The
CST product and service portfolio not only increases independence and security
for its customers, but also reduces overall health care costs for families and
institutions and reduces unnecessary government and insurance health
expenditures. For instance, hospital patients can be released more quickly and
safely to homes when vital sign monitoring is in place. Missed or incorrect
medication doses are a major cause of admittance or readmittance
to a hospital. TeleHealth systems in rural
environments can save thousands of dollars in emergency medical transport
costs. Motion detection and fall monitoring can reduce the need for home health
care aide visits. Institutional monitoring and alert systems can make facility
staff more efficient and responsive.
“At
a time when our national attention is focused on making health care more
efficient and effective, our technology-based solutions to
many of these fundamental issues make more sense than ever,” said Prough. “We
already work closely with insurers, government programs and other health care payors to identify ways in which we can maintain or improve
quality of life and quality of care while saving money. As
About Critical Signal Technologies,
Inc.
Headquartered
in
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