About Angiology Corportation of America (ACA)
ACA was organized by Mr. Richard M. Small and Alfred S. Callahan
III, M.D. on September 10, 2003 to formulate a comprehensive vascular
disease early detection preventative health screening. ACA's proprietary
program will impart knowledge to consumers regarding their risk
for vascular disease and empower them to take charge of their
vascular health to lessen their risk for having a heart attack
or stroke.
The ACA business model is based on the premise that the American
health care delivery system is in the early stages of a major
transformation in which much more attention will be focused on
the prevention of illness. Today, Americans are more worried about
their health because of the enormous amount of information now
available through the media and Internet. Employers are underwriting
preventive screening procedures to reduce health care costs and
lost time as a result of employee illness. Insurance companies
are increasing their reimbursement for preventive screenings.
There is an indication that Medicare may soon cover the cost of
screenings beginning at age 65.
The convergence of these "megatrends" has created a
unique and significant business opportunity for a consumer based,
preventive health screening process and product. ACA is bringing
an integrated, non-invasive, and inexpensive vascular exam to
the marketplace at a time when the marketplace is looking for
such a process.
Healthcare is the largest service industry in the United States.
The industry accounts for approximately $1.5 trillion in annual
spending, or about one seventh of the nation's gross domestic
product (GDP). With a heart attack every 30 seconds and a stroke
every 45 seconds, the economic costs of caring for patients afflicted
by stroke or heart attack represents a significant portion of
total healthcare expenditures in the United States. The fact that
most strokes and heart attacks are preventable and occur often
in asymptomatic patients has highlighted the importance of cost-effective
screening programs that can identify high-risk patients before
strokes or heart attacks occur.
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