Health Support Systems Announces Launch of a Free Online Disease Management Portal
Summary
San Francisco, CA, November 01, 2007 --( “By providing a completely customizable solution, HSS puts the power of technology in the hands of individual patients and their care givers."The wellness aspects of this site allow the individual employee to build and keep a personal health record, and do specific tracking and keep diaries on their exercise, diet, and weight condition and progress.This free service helps people who are living with chronic conditions like diabetes, obesity, hypertension or heart disease better manage their health through a combination of self-monitoring, education and qualitative analysis.This is a big step in the direction of greater efficiency in delivery of healthcare services, while further empowering individuals in the care of their own health” says Dr. Jaan Sidorov, former Board member of the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA), and former Medical Director of the Geisinger Care Coordination Program and now an advisor to Health Support Systems.HSS co-founder Bala Selvarajan adds: "By making use of the underlying health parameters, an interactive system like HSS will be a powerful and valuable personal healthcare tool."The wellness aspects of this site allow the individual employee to build and keep a personal health record, and do specific tracking and keep diaries on their exercise, diet, and weight condition and progress.