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UnitedHealth & Cisco to Deploy National Medical Network in the U.S.
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As reported in the Wall Street Journal ... UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. plan to build a network linking patients and physicians across the country via video and medical-information technology, establishing a foothold in the telehealth market with a network that will allow virtual doctor visits.
... UnitedHealth, the country's second-largest health insurer, said it is investing tens of millions of dollars in building the open network with Cisco's video-conferencing, broadband and other medical-networking capabilities...
... The partners are kicking off the launch with several pilot programs, including one in rural New Mexico and another via a mobile clinic that will tour the country this summer. Ultimately, UnitedHealth and Cisco say they plan to connect thousands of physicians and hospitals with patients in rural and underserved areas ...
... Unitedhealth said it hopes to add the telehealth network to the vast arsenal of health-care services it already sells, such as medical-claims processing systems and consulting services to hospitals. It also plans to integrate the telehealth services into health plans that it administers for employers, state Medicaid programs and other customers...
Read on & Comment at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124768777882847287.html
ENJOY!
CC
As reported in the Wall Street Journal ... UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. plan to build a network linking patients and physicians across the country via video and medical-information technology, establishing a foothold in the telehealth market with a network that will allow virtual doctor visits.
... UnitedHealth, the country's second-largest health insurer, said it is investing tens of millions of dollars in building the open network with Cisco's video-conferencing, broadband and other medical-networking capabilities...
... The partners are kicking off the launch with several pilot programs, including one in rural New Mexico and another via a mobile clinic that will tour the country this summer. Ultimately, UnitedHealth and Cisco say they plan to connect thousands of physicians and hospitals with patients in rural and underserved areas ...
... Unitedhealth said it hopes to add the telehealth network to the vast arsenal of health-care services it already sells, such as medical-claims processing systems and consulting services to hospitals. It also plans to integrate the telehealth services into health plans that it administers for employers, state Medicaid programs and other customers...
Read on & Comment at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124768777882847287.html
ENJOY!
CC
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