With Support from Collaborators AT&T, HP,
and Oracle, MedWand Aims to Increase the Efficiency and Equity of
Healthcare Provision in Underserved Regions and Lower Overall Costs
of Service
LAS
VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On opening
day of CES 2023, MedWand Solutions Inc. launched the
Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance, a ground-breaking program
designed to support increased access to clinical quality healthcare
via partnerships between cities and surrounding rural areas. With
support from collaborating companies including AT&T,
HP, and Oracle, MedWand aims to break down
geographical and staffing barriers to increase the efficiency
and equity of healthcare provision in underserved rural and
inner-city communities.
"What started as a multi-sensor device to enable doctors to
examine patients remotely via the internet has developed into an
entire ecosystem that, when appropriately administered, provides a
bridge to universal access to high-quality healthcare and health
equity," said Robert Rose, MedWand
President & CEO.
Rose adds, "Our Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance transforms what
has been understood as telemedicine by absorbing the
provider-to-patient video conference into a greater whole that
addresses critical issues such as clinical staff shortages, health
equity, and overall cost to patients, providers, and payers. It is
just the start of how MedWand can be deployed to support
tele-triage and remote patient monitoring—all integrated with
existing healthcare provider workflows and software."
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 3.5
billion people—almost half the world's population—lack access to
the health services needed, with almost 100 million people pushed
to extreme poverty each year because of out-of-pocket expenses
[1]. Leading the way in delivering virtual healthcare
solutions to clinicians and patients, MedWand's VirtualCare
platform provides advanced hub-and-spoke telemedicine services to
connect an urban medical center with multiple rural, or inner-city
communities, equipped with MedWand Mobile Clinics.
Facilitating the mission to enable clinical examinations from
any location at any time, customizable MedWand Clinics, VirtualCare
platform, and Command Center monitoring station are complemented by
IoT connectivity from AT&T, mobile computing devices from HP,
and cloud infrastructure services from Oracle.
Introduced at CES, the innovative MedWand Command Center
monitoring station provides a single point of monitoring for up to
1,200 patients. The Command Center allows clinicians to establish
triggers to warn of excessive variance for captured vitals, and if
patients are part of a daily monitoring regime, vital trend charts
can be displayed. The Command Center also acts as a communications
hub between supervising clinicians and in-field medical assistants
or nurses. When a field worker needs to communicate with a
supervising clinician, the Command Center can immediately convert
an ongoing on-site exam into a full virtual consultation, complete
with video conferencing and remote monitoring.
As the U.S. leader in IoT with more than 100M connected devices [2], AT&T helps
MedWand meet the needs for robust internet-based communication for
MedWand's Mobile Clinics irrespective of their location. "Now
more than ever, connectivity is emerging as a vital technology for
the healthcare industry to provide equitable care, reduce costs and
improve patient outcomes," said Joe
Drygas, AT&T VP of Public Sector, Government, Education
& Medical Solutions. "Our work with MedWand is another example
of how our reliable and highly secure IoT connectivity is helping
remove barriers that might keep someone from getting
healthcare."
Providing rugged Android OS tablet and desktop computing systems
that MedWand Clinics operate on, HP helps MedWand meet critical
operational reliability requirements in healthcare.
Hosting the MedWand VirtualCare platform, Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (OCI) provides a comprehensive set of cloud
services, including Oracle Autonomous Database, with robust
operational security for sensitive medical data. "We're absolutely
committed to providing cloud technologies that improve care access
and drive informed decisions. With the MedWand VirtualCare platform
running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we're helping to increase
access to healthcare in underserved markets and to reduce the cost
burden on patients," said Chris
Gandolfo, Senior Vice President, Cloud Venture, Oracle.
MedWand recently gained FDA 510(k) clearance and is now
commercially available in the US and other select countries,
providing internet-based clinical exams as a core component of a
medical provider's healthcare solution. Transforming the
capabilities of telemedicine, MedWand is available in Mobile
Clinic, Ruggedized Mobile Clinic, and Desktop
Clinic configurations to meet a wide range of high mobility or
fixed installation requirements. By enabling real-time vitals
capture and live monitoring from any location with access to the
internet, MedWand provides the missing link in the delivery of
high-quality healthcare, irrespective of geographical distance.
When patient care depends on telemedicine, choose MedWand. More
information on the Rural-Urban Healthcare Alliance is to be
announced later. For information on the MedWand system and MedWand
Solutions, Inc. visit www.medwand.com.
References
[1] Tracking Universal Health Coverage:
2017 Global Monitoring Report, World Bank, WHO. 2017
[2] As of 3Q2022
About MedWand Solutions,
Inc
MedWand Solutions, Inc. delivers digital healthcare technologies
that enhance the accessibility and quality of healthcare services
for clinicians and patients, regardless of location. MedWand was
created by a team of physicians and engineers to enhance
the quality and accessibility of health care services regardless of
physical location. The company offers its MedWand device and
Virtual Care Clinic solutions for a wide range of applications that
include hospitals, field clinics, nursing homes, schools, and
workplaces, wherever Internet access is available.
About AT&T
We help more than 100 million U.S. families, friends and
neighbors, plus nearly 2.5 million businesses, connect to greater
possibilities. From the first phone call 140+ years ago to our 5G
wireless and multi-gig internet offerings today, we @ATT innovate
to improve lives. For more information about AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T), please visit us at about.att.com. Investors can
learn more at investors.att.com.
About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure,
autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information
about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at oracle.com.
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