AT&T selects MedApps for remote care monitoring

Remote patient monitoring tool developer MedApps has been selected for AT&T's ForHealth portfolio of mobile health, cloud-based and telehealth products.

ForHealth products aim to assist healthcare data flow, improve care delivery and contribute to improved disease management, particularly for those with chronic conditions, AT&T stated.

AT&T will provide 3G connectivity to the MedApps CloudCare suite, and will bundle MedApps' remote care monitoring hub and enterprise back-end tools with AT&T remote care applications, clinical peripherals and devices, according to AT&T, based in Dallas.

The MedApps suite includes the portable HealthPAL device, which combines embedded cellular and Bluetooth technologies to transmit readings from monitors like glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, scales and pulse oximeters directly to a patient's EMR.

MedApps' HealthCOM portal allows healthcare professionals to remotely review and manage the data collected by HealthPAL, and provides integration with other enterprise EMRs, AT&T added.

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