CareView Communications, Inc. ("CareView" or the "Company") (OTCQB:
CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry,
announced today the addition of Steven B. Epstein and James R. Higgins,
MD to its Board of Directors effective April 1, 2014.
"We are very fortunate that Mr. Epstein and Dr. Higgins have joined our
board. Mr. Epstein's life-long career with health care law and Dr.
Higgins distinguished career in cardiology and with numerous medical
institutions will help us round out our board. We look forward to
working with them to enlarge CareView's footprint in order that our
medical technology products will become the standard in the industry,"
said Steven Johnson, the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Epstein founded Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. in 1973. Since then his
firm has grown to approximately 250 lawyers in 10 cities and is
generally recognized as one of the leading law firms in health care law,
with over 100 attorneys dedicated to that specialty. Chambers USA has
ranked Mr. Epstein among the "Leaders in Their Field" in the Healthcare
category (2009 to 2013) and has referred to him as the "father of the
healthcare [legal] industry." As the senior health partner in the firm,
Mr. Epstein provides a wide range of health care organizations and
providers with strategic legal guidance responding to the legal
challenges and opportunities of the rapidly changing American health
care system. A graduate of the Columbia Law School, Mr. Epstein
currently serves as chairman of the Columbia Law School Board of
Visitors. Mr. Epstein graduated from Tufts University in 1965. Following
graduation from Columbia, Mr. Epstein joined the Wall Street law firm of
Barrett Knapp Smith & Shapiro. He has served as a legal consultant to
the Health Maintenance Organization Service, Health Services and Mental
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Mr. Epstein serves on the Board of Directors for Street Law, Inc., a
non-profit organization. He also serves on the Board of Directors for
the following for profit companies: Accretive (Accumen), Catamaran
Corporation [NASDAQ: CTRX], Discovery Health (and Subsidiary
Corporations) [JSE: DSY], Heights Cross Communications, MedExpress (a
General Atlantic Company), National Compliance Solutions, Inc.,
OrthoSensor, Inc., ResCare (an Onex Company), Restorix Health (a Sverica
Company) and Solis Women's Health (a Marwit Company). In addition, Mr.
Epstein is a past chair of Health Insights. Founded in 1981, Health
Insights is a forum for C-Suite executives from many of the nation's
major hospitals and health systems and the companies that support the
industry.
For the past 37 years, Dr. Higgins has specialized in clinical cardiac
electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and
internal medicine. Dr. Higgins received his B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from South Dakota State University and graduated with high
honors from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He
currently serves as Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
since 1986 and as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tulsa Medical
College in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 1991. Dr. Higgins is licensed to
practice medicine in Missouri, California, Texas and Oklahoma.
About CareView Communications, Inc.
CareView's mission is to be the leading provider of products and
on-demand application services for the healthcare industry by
specializing in bedside video monitoring, archiving and patient care
documentation systems and patient entertainment services. Through the
use of telecommunications technology and the Internet, our products and
on-demand services will greatly increase the access to quality medical
care and education for both consumers and healthcare professionals. We
offer the next generation of patient care through our unique data and
patient monitoring system that connects patients, families and
healthcare professionals (the "CareView System®"). Our proprietary,
high-speed data network system may be deployed throughout a healthcare
facility to provide the facility with recurring revenue and
infrastructure for future applications. Real-time bedside and
point-of-care video monitoring and recording improve efficiency while
limiting liability, and entertainment packages and patient education
enhance the patient's quality of stay. Through continued investment in
patient care technology, we are helping hospitals and assisted living
facilities build a safe, high quality healthcare delivery system that
best serves the patient, while striving for the highest level of patient
satisfaction and comfort. CareView is dedicated to working with all
types of hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers and selected
outpatient care facilities domestically and internationally. Corporate
offices are located at 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240,
Lewisville, TX 75067. More information about the Company is available on
the Company’s website at www.care-view.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy securities of CareView Communications,
Inc. Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding
future events and developments and our future performance, as well as
management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections
relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of these laws. The forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the
Company’s services and projects and the Company’s continued access to
capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the
Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking
statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements
are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of
such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
future events, new information or otherwise.
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