Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) recently announced that it would collaborate with Motorola Mobility Inc. (MMI) and BoxTone to develop a comprehensive mobile solution for the healthcare industry. The solution will be specially designed to meet the unique security, reliability and usability requirements of the healthcare industry.
Verizon held that the healthcare professional should be provided with secure mobile devices and apps to share critical clinical data in real time. By speeding up the clinical decision making process, the real-time data collaboration can significantly improve patient care, Verizon maintained.
The collaborative initiative of the three companies is aimed at the development of a comprehensive solution that can be securely deployed and managed, Verizon explained in a press release.
To this end, the jointly created offering leverages BoxTone's automated Enterprise Mobility Management software platform on select Motorola devices, such as the DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX smartphones, as well as DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 tablets. All the devices will be powered by Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.
In a press release, Verizon claimed that the Android-based joint solution will meet strict compliance requirements, including privacy measures outlined in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
“Working with Verizon and Motorola Mobility, we have developed a comprehensive solution to securely deploy, manage, monitor and support the Android-based mobilization of healthcare. When smartphones, tablets and mobile apps are securely and reliably managed centrally, health care organizations gain the freedom to deliver significant point-of-care enhancements and increased patient satisfaction,” chief executive officer of BoxTone Alan Snyder noted in a statement.
In separate news, Verizon announced that it has joined the Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies dedicated to promoting Z-Wave as the standard in wireless home control, with close to 600 interoperable products world-wide.
Edited by
Rich Steeves
