GAITHERSBURG, MD--(Marketwired - May 2, 2013) -  Cytomedix, Inc. (OTCQX: [ CMXI ]), a regenerative therapies company commercializing and developing innovative platelet and adult stem cell technologies, announced today that AutoloGel™ will be featured in oral and poster presentations at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), that is being held in Denver, Colorado on May 1- 5, 2013. Dr. Caroline Fife, Chief Medical Officer of Intellicure and Medical Director at the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital The Woodlands Center for Wound Healing, will deliver the oral presentation.

Presentation Details

Time:
Saturday, May 5, 2013 from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Abstract #:
Oral - 40.4
Poster - CR-23

Title:
Harnessing Electronic Medical Record Capabilities for Prospective Clinical Research: The Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Registry for Coverage with Evidence Development (CED)

Location:
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Fife's oral presentation will outline the benefits of the EHR (electronic health record) system that is being used in the CED (Coverage with Evidence Development) program for AutoloGel. An EHR system with structured language has been customized to automatically perform the acquisition of data and verification of source in both the randomized trial and non-randomized cohort trials that make up the AutoloGel CED program.  Only wound centers utilizing this EHR or who can adapt to it will be able to participate in the program.

The presentation and poster will describe the benefits of using an EHR system for patient recruitment, data management and integrity, and data analysis. Dr. Fife will discuss how an EHR can decrease the cost of a clinical trial, reduce time needed by site staff and monitors, increase data accuracy, reduce training required for investigators and improve safety in monitoring. A well-designed system improves overall data analysis and ensures adequate power in a clinical trial by delivering essentially real time results.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to provide reimbursement coverage for AutoloGel in patients with non-healing ulcers under the Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) program. CED is a determination made by the CMS that a medical product is reasonable and necessary, based on the best available clinical data, but where the evidence base has not yet been sufficiently developed. 

About the SAWC-SPRING
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society (SAWC/WHS) meeting is the premier interdisciplinary wound care program within this clinical field and is the largest annual gathering of wound care clinicians in the United States. More than 2,000 physicians, podiatrists, nurses, therapists, and researchers are expected to attend the 2013 SAWC Spring/WHS meeting. 

About Intellicure
Intellicure provides innovative solutions that empower wound care providers across the healthcare continuum to deliver world-class outcomes. The company's certified clinical, financial, and connectivity for hospitals and physicians are the essential technologies that enable a connected healthcare community. To learn more about Intellicure, please visit [ www.intellicure.com ].

About Cytomedix:
Cytomedix, Inc. is an autologous regenerative therapies company commercializing innovative platelet technologies for orthopedics and wound care with a pipeline of adult stem cell therapies for tissue repair. The Company markets the AutoloGel™ System, a device for the production of autologous platelet rich plasma ("PRP") gel for use on a variety of exuding wounds and the Angel® Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma System, a blood processing device and disposable products used for the separation of whole blood or a mixture of blood and bone marrow, into red cells, platelet poor plasma ("PPP") and PRP in surgical settings. On February 8, 2012 Cytomedix closed the acquisition of Aldagen, a biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative cell therapies based on its proprietary ALDH bright cell technology, currently in a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of ischemic stroke. For additional information please visit [ www.cytomedix.com ].

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