Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has partnered with the U.S Navy to facilitate a pilot program that aims to increase service members’ access to medical services. APL said Thursday it will integrate systems, assess tools and analyzes data in an effort to update healthcare delivery models for active-duty servicemen in Pensacola, …
Read More »Zeriscope to Support Army’s Traumatic Brain Injury Research Initiative
Zeriscope has been selected to help the U.S. Army conduct a research project that aims to study the effects of multiple treatment options for people with traumatic brain injury. The company said Tuesday it will provide a telemedicine platform along with an integrated wearable sensor kit to the one-year TBI research …
Read More »Tiag to Build Wellness & Performance Tracking Platform for Navy Sailors
Reston, Virginia-based technology services provider tiag will design and build an expanded version of its performance tracking system for the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday it will evolve the Warrior Performance Platform into an interactive Human Performance Self-Service Kiosk in an effort to provide sailors access to wellness and nutrition information tailored to their individual fitness goals. The HPSSK will also work to integrate with …
Read More »ManTech Secures VA Health IT Support Subcontract; Daniel Keefe Comments
ManTech International has received a potential $20 million subcontract from Liberty IT Solutions to provide support services to the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ Office of Information & Technology. ManTech said Friday it will perform troubleshooting, systems engineering, software development and operational support work on VA’s telemedicine and VistA Imaging platforms. Daniel Keefe, president and …
Read More »Army Seeks Industry Info on Telemedicine IT Platforms, Services
The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls’ Mike Petters: Employers Embrace On-Site Healthcare, Telemedicine
Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on Philly.com that he observed that more companies are launching on-site clinics to provide medical services for their employees. He also cited a Mercer report that estimates 37 percent of companies that employ 5,000 …
Read More »Emergency Service Providers Pick TCS’ Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst, Christopher Newton Comment
TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its VirtuMedix telemedicine system for the patients of Infinity HealthCare and Emergency Physician Medical Group in the Midwest region. Infinity HealthCare and EPMG physicians will engage patients via computers and mobile devices on VirtuMedix’s cloud-based architecture, TCS said Thursday. Jay Whitehurst, TCS commercial software …
Read More »Jay Whitehurst: TCS Designs Telemedicine Tool for Mobile, Web Health Services
TeleCommunication Systems has developed a new video telemedicine platform for healthcare providers and workers in a North Carolina-based independent emergency medicine group to remotely consult with more than 300,000 patients per year. TCS said Monday that the Wake Emergency Physicians, PA group will be the first healthcare organization to implement TCS’ VirtuMedix platform and the …
Read More »Inmarsat, Nonprofit Partner for Satellite Telemedicine Project; Rupert Pearce Comments
Inmarsat and the Global eHealth Foundation will collaborate to introduce telemedicine programs meant to connect healthcare providers with patients in sub-Saharan Africa with the aid of satellite communications technology. The alliance intends to use Inmarsat’s Alphasat global telecommunications satellite to help people living in remote areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa to …
Read More »Cisco Launches Online Healthcare Collaboration Tool; David Plummer Comments
Cisco has introduced a web-based platform intended to help patients connect and communicate with their healthcare providers from any device and location. Extended Care works to secure online physician-patient communications and give users access to video consultations, pre-appointment questionnaires and wellness educational resources, Cisco said Thursday. David Plummer, Cisco general manager …
Read More »Philips, Mercy Seek to Grow Telemedicine Initiative; Brian Rosenfeld Comments
Royal Philips will collaborate with healthcare provider Mercy to expand a telehealth program to surgical and medical units in hospitals across the U.S. Mercy uses Philips technology for its electronic intensive care unit and stroke management services and the healthcare organization aims to deploy the Philips telemedicine system to 1,500 …
Read More »Cisco, Inmarsat Co-Launch 3G Telemedicine Services; Wael Abdulal, Drew Brandy Comment
Cisco and Inmarsat have co-launched a new telecommunications service intended to help organizations provide healthcare support in remote areas and undeveloped communities. The companies aim to help medical facilities and professionals interact with and take care of patients in locations with little-to-no telecommunications infrastructure, Inmarsat said Tuesday. Inmarsat will equip …
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