LMS CALM Shoulder Screen(TM) selected by New Jersey physician group to minimize obstetrical risks
May 15 2008 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MONTREAL, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LMS Medical Systems
(TSX:LMZ), a healthcare technology company and developer of the
CALM(R) patient safety software systems for obstetrics, today
announced that it has entered into an agreement with Regional
Women's Health Management, LLC (Regional) of New Jersey to license
CALM Shoulder Screen. Regional is one of the largest groups of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists in New Jersey, serving over 200,000
women annually and delivering over 5000 babies. CALM Shoulder
Screen will assist obstetricians with managing the risks associated
with shoulder dystocia (ShD). ShD occurs when a baby's shoulder
gets stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during childbirth. It is
one of the most feared conditions that can occur during labor and
delivery. Potential injuries include injury to the nerves of the
baby's arm and shoulder, brain damage and sometimes death.
"Acquiring CALM Shoulder Screen for the benefit of our patients was
an obvious choice" commented Frank Caso, President and CEO of
Regional, whose group selected and licensed the program from LMS.
"We are also very pleased that our carrier has recognized the value
of this risk management initiative." "Shoulder dystocia is one of
the scariest crises to occur in obstetrics. Applying ShD maneuvers
together with guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) are simply not enough" commented Dr. Kay,
FACOG and Chairman of Regional. "We believe the CALM Shoulder
Screen will not only help us to identify the higher risk mothers
and take action to avoid a significant number of persistent
injuries, but also help us to properly identify those lower risk
mothers who have a chance of delivering without unnecessary
intervention." "Injury related to shoulder dystocia has long been
thought to be unpredictable and unpreventable to the OBGYN
community," commented Diane Cote, CEO of LMS. "The initiative taken
by groups such as Regional is a true indicator that this is
becoming an echo of the past." About Regional Women's Health Group:
Regional Women's Health Management, LLC (Regional) is a
physician-owned New Jersey based Limited Liability Company. The
company's physician owners are all board certified in either
obstetrics and gynecology or reproductive endocrinology. Regional
and its client physicians manage hospital-based women's clinics,
women's imaging services, multi-location fertility services,
provide in-hospital 24/7 coverage for Obstetrics and Gynecology
(OB/GYN), train medical students and manage 20 OB/GYN offices.
About LMS: LMS is a leader in the application of advanced
mathematical modeling and neural networks for medical use. The LMS
CALM Suite provides physicians, nursing staff, risk managers and
hospital administrators with clinical information systems and risk
management tools designed to improve outcomes and patient care for
mothers and their infants during childbirth. Except for historical
information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news
release are forward-looking statements. Because these
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there
are important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed implied by the forward-looking
statements including, but without limitation, economic conditions
in general and in the healthcare market, the demand for and market
for our products in domestic and international markets, our current
dependence on the CALM product suite, the challenges associated
with developing new products and obtaining regulatory approvals if
necessary, research and development activities, the uncertainty of
acceptance of our products by the medical community, the lengthy
sales cycle for our products, third party reimbursement,
competition in our markets, including the potential introduction of
competitive products by others, our dependence on our distributors,
physician training, enforceability and the costs of enforcement of
our patents, potential infringements of our patents and the other
factors set forth from time to time in the Company's filings with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with the
Canadian Securities Commissions. The Company has no intention of or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
DATASOURCE: LMS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. CONTACT: about LMS Medical
Systems: Andrea Miller, Communications, LMS Medical Systems Inc.,
(514) 488-3461 Ext. 222, Fax: (514) 488-1880, ,
http://www.lmsmedical.com/; Grant Howard/Dave Burwell, The Howard
Group Inc., Toll Free: 1-888-221-0915, ,
http://www.howardgroupinc.com/
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