To: David Wiggins who wrote (65 ) 8/19/1999 9:03:00 AM From: David Wiggins Respond to of 201
CardioDynamics Announces New Comprehensive Web Site Company Web Site Provides Information on Medicare Reimbursed Noninvasive BioZ Cardiac Output Monitoring SAN DIEGO\226-(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 19, 1999--CardioDynamics International Corp. (Nasdaq:CDIC - news), manufacturer of BioZ® noninvasive digital cardiac output monitoring systems, today announced the launch of its new user-interactive Web site, www.cardiodynamics.com, designed to meet the increased demand for information by the medical and investment communities. The user-friendly Web site provides information to medical professionals, patients, and investors regarding the company and its BioZ® products. The increase in demand for information follows the recent announcement by Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) of implementation of national Medicare reimbursement for the company's BioZ Systems' noninvasive technology. The clinical data used as a basis for HCFA's Medicare reimbursement approval, together with subsequent updates, can be found on the Web site. Rhonda F. Pederson, president of CardioDynamics, stated, ''Our new Web site will facilitate answers to numerous questions spurred by the recent accomplishments of the company, including HCFA's Medicare approval of our technology. Millions of Americans now have access to noninvasive cardiac function monitoring and our Web site will serve as an educational tool to assist patients and the medical community to ascertain the benefits of the BioZ's safe and cost effective technology. We are focused on providing the medical and investment communities with timely information that will enable them to make educated decisions regarding purchases of our products and investments in our company.''