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We have a tremendous opportunity to use Verizon’s innovative technology to address
healthcare in a powerful new way.
This is a transformational moment for digital healthcare. The
barriers to innovation are nally coming down, and our high-speed
network is able to handle the bandwidth demands of securely
sending critical MRIs, X-rays and CAT scans over the Internet.
Our healthcare-specic solutions touch the entire healthcare
ecosystem, from the biggest institutions all the way to the patient.
To maximize this opportunity, we are working with great partners
to bring safe, secure and eective solutions to market.
MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASES
In 2013 we plan to launch our mHealth platform, which will give
clinicians and patients a better tool for managing chronic diseases
such as congestive heart failure and diabetes. Combined with
our cloud platform, we will have a secure, private way for doctors
to monitor patients between check-ups. This will help keep
patients healthier, while reducing medical costs for unexpected
trips to the emergency room. We also have a partnership with a
company called NantWorks that uses a combination of connected
supercomputers, genetic analysis and mobile technology to put
the tools for advanced cancer diagnosis and treatment in the hands
of physicians everywhere.
ENABLING MOBILE HEALTHCARE
Verizon has redesigned the medical alert bracelet by adding
technology. Using Verizon’s 4G LTE network in combination with
Near Field Communication technology, a single tap on a medical
band can quickly retrieve vital medical information. Wearers
can add, update and sync critical medical information right
to their bracelets. In a medical emergency, health data can be
communicated even if the wearer can’t share it.
Verizon teamed up with NantWorks
to create a new medical database
that uses our 4G LTE network and the
cloud to give doctors unprecedented
access to the latest in cancer research
and treatments.
HOW CAN WE TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE?
POWERFUL ANSWERS
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