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Sprint and palmOne Partner to Develop Mobile Enterprise Solutions for Healthcare Organizations

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Sprint and palmOne, Inc. announced an agreement to develop end-to-end mobile enterprise solutions for healthcare organizations, leveraging the secure and high-speed data capabilities of the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and the PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600 by palmOne. The solutions aim to improve patient care, increase efficiencies, and manage costs by mobilizing healthcare processes. The partnership will initially focus on mobilizing patient records and providing access to critical patient information, enabling caregivers to access, track, and record patient information at the point of care.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sprint and palmOne will develop end-to-end mobile enterprise solutions for healthcare organizations, focusing on improving patient care, increasing efficiencies, and managing costs.
  • The solutions will leverage the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and the PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600 by palmOne to mobilize healthcare processes.
  • The partnership will initially focus on mobilizing patient records and providing access to critical patient information, enabling caregivers to access, track, and record patient information at the point of care.
  • The solutions can streamline business processes by allowing caregivers to easily submit patient data to the required health information and administrative systems, reducing the potential for medical or billing errors.
  • Sprint has approximately 26 million customers in over 100 countries and has been recognized for its leadership in vertical markets, including the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year Award.
  • palmOne, Inc. delivers innovative mobile devices and solutions to improve personal lives and professional productivity, and has a strong portfolio of security products and services that healthcare organizations can leverage to address HIPAA security requirements.
  • Sprint has a portfolio of wireless and wireline assets to provide integrated, managed mobility solutions designed for the healthcare market, including digital imaging and telemedicine capabilities.
  • Sprint will showcase new and emerging solutions for the healthcare industry at HIMSS 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition, booth number 5433.

Statistics:

  • The partnership aims to improve patient care, increase efficiencies, and manage costs by mobilizing healthcare processes.
  • Sprint has approximately 26 million customers in over 100 countries.
  • The Sprint Nationwide PCS Network is the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.
  • Sprint has been recognized for its leadership in vertical markets with the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Telecom Services Vertical Company of the Year Award.
  • palmOne, Inc. has a strong portfolio of security products and services that healthcare organizations can leverage to address HIPAA security requirements.
  • The Treo 600 smartphone enables wireless applications, including email, messaging, and Web browsing, at speeds averaging 50 to 70 Kbps with PCS Vision plans.

Sources:

  • Sprint press release, February 23, 2004
  • palmOne, Inc. press release, February 23, 2004
  • HIMSS 2004 Annual Conference and Exhibition
  • Sprint website: http://www.sprint.com/
  • palmOne, Inc. website: http://www.palmone.com/
  • A&R Partners, Inc. website: http://www.arpartners.com/

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