SleepApneaDisorder/[Press Release]/CHICAGO/–LifeWatch AG , the leading provider of wireless remote telemedicine, announced today that Aetna now has a national contract with LifeWatch to provide access to the NiteWatch Home Sleep Testing (HST) service for their members effective September 15, 2010.

“The addition of NiteWatch service to the Aetna national provider agreement represents an important step in our goal to provide the highest quality diagnostic services at an economical delivery cost”

A large percentage of patients with suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are reluctant to go to a sleep lab to be tested. Since 38 million Americans are affected by OSA, millions of patients remain undiagnosed and at risk for more serious complications from OSA like stroke and heart disease. NiteWatch HST is clinically equivalent to sleep lab testing for diagnosing OSA and is conducted in the privacy of the patient’s home making it a less intimidating alternative for many patients and concerned loved ones.

LifeWatch serves physicians by integrating electronic medical records (EMR) with remote telemedicine services to support more cost effective and timely services while providing clinically relevant decisional information. NiteWatch HST now expands patient care options to all physicians. This is yet another example of how LifeWatch is scaling and aggregating a variety of solutions to address growing healthcare needs and industry challenges.

“The addition of NiteWatch service to the Aetna national provider agreement represents an important step in our goal to provide the highest quality diagnostic services at an economical delivery cost,” said Brent Cohen, CEO of LifeWatch. “Changing the way healthcare is delivered and serviced is essential to effecting change and allowing high quality clinically superior services to be affordable and available to all. Working with progressive thinkers like Aetna will allow LifeWatch to make a contribution by making affordable home sleep testing services broadly available through all physicians.”

About LifeWatch AG

LifeWatch AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (LIFE), Switzerland, is the leading healthcare technology and solutions company, specializing in advanced telemedicine systems and wireless remote patient monitoring services. LifeWatch provides services to high-risk and chronically ill patients, health conscious consumers and wellness programs. LifeWatch has subsidiaries in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Israel. LifeWatch AG is the parent company of LifeWatch Services Inc., a leading US-based wireless remote telemedicine provider. LifeWatch services include Home Sleep Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients under the brand name NiteWatch. For additional information, please visit www.lifewatch.com and www.nitewatchservices.com.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 35.8 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.

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