NexJ Health Coach to be used to engage patients and to assist in chronic
and pre-chronic disease management services
TORONTO, April 25, 2013 /CNW/ - NexJ Systems Inc., (TSX: NXJ) a provider of cloud-based software, delivering
enterprise solutions for the financial services, insurance,
and healthcare industries today announced the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network (LBDPCN), a joint partnership between Alberta Health Services and a group of 51 family physicians in 11 clinics, has selected NexJ Connected Wellness to engage patients and assist in the management of chronic and
pre-chronic disease.
LBDPCN has licensed NexJ Connected Wellness on a subscription basis for
use in their Self Manage to Improve your Life Everyday (S.M.I.L.E.) healthcare program. The S.M.I.L.E. healthcare program
brings together a team of healthcare professionals that help people
living with various chronic conditions such as diabetes, pre-diabetes,
high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. The team, which
includes registered nurses and dietitians, a registered pharmacist and
psychologist and an exercise specialist, works with patients to help
them learn strategies to improve their ability to manage their health.
Patients will use NexJ Health Coach to capture biometrics such as weight, blood glucose and blood pressure.
They enter this data using a smartphone or tablet, and can track their daily activities such as exercise, food intake, as
well as subjective information such as how they feel.
The S.M.I.L.E. team will review the information and provide feedback
through secure messaging and jointly review the accumulated data with
patients. Helping patients understand the relationship between their
behaviors, their biometric measurements and how they feel, delivers the
motivation and encouragement individuals need to sustain the behavior
changes necessary to improve their wellness.
"NexJ is pleased to be working with LBDPCN to deliver our shared vision
that connecting, communicating and coaching patients will help them
achieve their health and wellness goals," said Eric Gombrich, Senior
Vice President & General Manager, Health Solutions. "NexJ Health Coach
was developed to be a key part in assisting individuals develop and
sustain behavior changes, through motivation and encouragement by their
coaches, so they can be more activated in their health & wellness."
"Our S.M.I.L.E. Program has been quite successful in supplementing the
efforts of our member physicians to ensure optimal quality care and
outcomes, and we were looking to efficiently expand both the scope of
the program, and our capacity to deliver it to more chronic, and
pre-chronic patients," said Len Frank, Executive Director. "NexJ's
Connected Wellness solutions clearly demonstrated the capacity to
achieve both of these objectives, and help us empower patients to
better manage their health and wellness."
About NexJ Systems Inc.
NexJ is a provider of cloud-based software, delivering enterprise
solutions for the financial services, insurance and healthcare industries. Our next-generation, people-centered software combines
industry-specific functionality with information from multiple
applications and data stores to provide comprehensive knowledge of the
individual.
Through the acquisition of Broadstreet Data Solutions Inc., NexJ has
added expertise in data governance and management, data integration and
quality, business intelligence and analytics, and mobile application
development.
NexJ is named as Canada's fastest growing company in the 24th Annual
PROFIT 200 ranking by PROFIT Magazine, and ranks in the top 5 of the
Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ for the third consecutive year. Based in
Toronto, NexJ has clients throughout North America and in Europe. For
more information about NexJ visit www.nexj.com, e-mail info@nexj.com, or call 416-222-5611.
About Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network
The Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network provides services for
57,000 patients in the City of Leduc, towns of Beaumont and Devon and
all communities in Leduc County. A group of 51 family physicians in 11
clinics along with additional healthcare professionals, work together
to improve primary care for our patients.
NexJ Forward-looking Statement
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forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities
laws. These statements are based on NexJ's current expectations,
estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment,
economies and markets in which the company operates. These statements
are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially
different. NexJ's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the
company at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate
and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the
expectations set out herein. For additional information with respect to
risks and other factors which could occur, see NexJ's securities
filings with the OSC and other securities regulators. NexJ securities
filings are available on www.sedar.com. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, NexJ
disclaims any intention or obligations to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
SOURCE: NexJ Systems Inc.
