Empowering individuals to take charge of
their own health at home
At Alere Inc., we believe that people all over the world
want to be involved in their own care while remaining in their
homes; and that when they do so they have an improved quality of
life. By providing individuals with the tools and services
that enable judgments to be made at home, under medical
supervision, their health either improves or the progression of an
existing chronic problem is delayed. Successful home
management results in fewer urgent medical interactions and a
reduction in hospital visits. This improvement in outcomes also
leads to a reduction in health care costs, which provides a
significant incentive to all payors.
A great deal of our research and development
efforts are directed towards discovering new biomarkers that will
allow better management of various chronic conditions. We
establish these markers in clinical practice first, amongst
relevant specialists and hospital based physicians. We then bring
these new markers to the attention of internists and family
practitioners for general use with their patients. Finally, as
acceptance and understanding of the new marker expands, we develop
an easy to use test that can be performed by a patient at home
under remote medical supervision. This enables individuals to
make changes in their medication or lifestyle from their homes, in
consultation with their doctor, leading to better health.
Our primary areas of interest are in cardiology, women’s health,
infectious disease, oncology and drugs of abuse, and we see
exciting opportunities to develop innovative
health management programs supported by advanced diagnostic
and monitoring tools which will help people involved with
these conditions to better look after themselves.
However, we also expect to acquire technologies and products
which over time will allow expansion to new medical issues, always
focused on enabling individuals to take charge of their own health
at home.
Ron
Zwanziger
Chairman and CEO
Alere Inc.
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