Cingular Wireless and PatientKeeper announced that the PatientKeeper Platform is now certified for Cingular Wireless' nationwide GSM/GPRS wireless data network. Cingular offers a broad choice of devices for healthcare professionals, including palmOne Treo, Siemens SX66 and Audiovox 4100 PocketPC mobile devices to wirelessly and securely access patient information.
"Cingular Wireless delivers a broad range of secure and reliable wireless solutions to the healthcare industry and its practitioners, who by their very nature are mobile," said Laura Johnson, director, industry solutions, Cingular Wireless. "The combination of the PatientKeeper Platform technology and the Cingular Wireless GSM/GPRS network provides our healthcare professional customers with a suite of powerful solutions that are available today to help them save time and provide an even higher level of care to their patients, even when they are away from the hospital or office."
Medical practitioners now have the full range of PatientKeeper integrated applications available on the Cingular Wireless GSM/GPRS network in more than 8,500 cities and towns, and along 30,000 miles of interstate highways in the United States. Featuring an open architecture, the PatientKeeper Platform supports a broad and growing portfolio of applications, including PatientKeeper Clinical Results, PatientKeeper Charge Capture, PatientKeeper Mobile Dictatio), PatientKeeper ePrescription (Powered by DrFirst), PatientKeeper Reference Library, and more.
"An increasing number of healthcare organizations are implementing mobile solutions to address their providers' demand for immediate access to essential patient data," said Stephen S. Hau, vice president of marketing and business development, PatientKeeper, Inc. "Cingular Wireless and PatientKeeper are extending access to existing IT resources beyond the four walls of the hospital and office."
The industry-leading PatientKeeper Platform allows rapid deployment of advanced mobile solutions to doctors and hospitals. PatientKeeper easily integrates to existing information systems within a single hospital or across an entire healthcare network. PatientKeeper's open architecture includes software development kits (SDKs) that support development of robust, independently authored applications and allow clients to establish an effective long-term strategy without fear of obsolescence.
Cingular Wireless and PatientKeeper will join palmOne for a one-hour webinar, "The Next Generation of Mobile Healthcare Solutions," on January 27 at 1 PM EST. Healthcare providers and executives may register for this educational session at http://www.palmone.com/healthcarewebinar.
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