Obesity disease management services company IVOW signs contract with Pascack Valley Hospital
Key points
- (IVOW), a provider of disease management services for the treatment of chronic and morbid obesity, announced that it has signed an agreement with Pascack Hospital in Westwood, New Jersey.
- Under the agreement iVOW will provide a comprehensive blueprint for a bariatric services program and its potential for Pascack Valley Hospital.
- While financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, iVOW's blueprint provides clients with operational, marketing and financial recommendations for the client's evaluation.
- Ivow's business is focused exclusively on the disease state management of chronic and morbid obesity.
IVOW, Inc. (IVOW), a provider of disease management services for the treatment of chronic and morbid obesity, announced that it has signed an agreement with Pascack Hospital in Westwood, New Jersey.
Under the agreement iVOW will provide a comprehensive blueprint for a bariatric services program and its potential for Pascack Valley Hospital.
While financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, iVOW's blueprint provides clients with operational, marketing and financial recommendations for the client's evaluation.
Ivow's business is focused exclusively on the disease state management of chronic and morbid obesity. The company provides program management, healthcare services, operational consulting and clinical training services to employers, payors, physicians and hospitals involved in the medical and surgical treatment of the chronic and morbidly obese.
IVOW also provides specialized vitamins to patients who have undergone obesity surgery.
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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