Third-Party Advocacy of ImpediMed SOZO: A New Standard of Lymphedema Care for Primary Care Physicians, Health Plans and Payers
September 25 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
ImpediMed Limited (ASX:IPD), a global provider of medical
technology to non-invasively measure, monitor and manage tissue
composition and fluid status using bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS),
is pleased to announce the initial educational webinar in an series
presented by Sheila Ridner Ph.D., RN, FAAN, MSN, MSHSA, BSN,
principal investigator of the PREVENT trial and the Martha Rivers
Ingram Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of
Nursing. The presentation proposed a new standard of care for
health care providers and health plans that is aligned with the
transition to value-based reimbursement.
“With millions of health plan members impacted by a breast
cancer diagnosis, the PREVENT trial provides managed care
physicians and decision-makers with the clinical, third-party
evidence they need to make L-Dex the standard of care for
monitoring patients at risk of developing lymphedema,” says Richard
Carreon, managing director and CEO, ImpediMed. “Authors from the
PREVENT trial also determined that L-Dex is very sensitive in the
assessment of sub-clinical lymphedema in patients with a history of
breast cancer. The published study will be used as part of our
submission to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
guidelines to establish BIS as the standard of care for monitoring
patients at risk of developing lymphedema.”
The PREVENT study also supports the recommendation for an
aggressive measurement protocol consisting of an L-Dex assessment
every three months, especially during the first 6-12 months
post-surgery to facilitate identification of sub-clinical
lymphedema.
“We were extremely gratified with the content of the webinar,
“Removing the Mystery Around Bioimpedance-Moving Towards a New
Standard of Care,” continues Carreon.
“Dr. Ridner was very clear that SOZO with L-Dex can be seamlessly
integrated into the busy practice of a primary care provider and
performed quickly and easily by a medical assistant. This optimizes
physician schedules and maximizes the resources of support
staff.”
About ImpediMed
Founded and headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with U.S. and
European operations, ImpediMed is the world leader in the design
and manufacture of medical devices employing bioimpedance
spectroscopy (BIS) technologies for use in the non-invasive
clinical assessment and monitoring of tissue composition and fluid
status. ImpediMed produces a family of FDA cleared and CE Marked
medical devices, including SOZO® for multiple indications,
including heart failure and lymphedema, sold in select markets
globally. Visit www.impedimed.com.
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