Secure Mobile Health Platform Doc Halo sees a 150% growth trajectory trend

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Doc Halo, LLC a leading developer of mobile apps for healthcare providers, has announced that they have recently added record number of users to their Secure Mobile Health Platform. In the first months of 2015. Doc Halo is on a 150% growth trajectory.

In 2014, Doc Halo had 82 Hospitals and Health systems around the country using its mobile health platform, along with thousands of physicians who work in the ambulatory setting and travel in and out of hospitals and private practices. Among the growing list of recent new customers for the mobile health platform, some of the larger customers include

  • Bryan Health (NE)
  • Tift Regional (GA)
  • Marshall Health (WV)
  • Freeman Health (MO)
  • Saline Memorial Hospital (AK)
  • Virginia Tech (VA)
  • University of Texas at Austin (TX)
  • William Newton Hospital (KS)
  • Gaylord Hospital (CT)
  • US Renal Care (TX)
  • Visiting Nurse Association (OH)
  • Florida Medical Clinic (FL)

Jose Barreau, MD, CEO of Doc Halo, stressed that "our number one focus at Doc Halo from the moment we begin our day to the moment we leave our offices is that the safety of patients is paramount. We are physicians. The importance of ensuring efficient, immediate and secure correspondence for medical caregivers about those patients is our purpose. Period."

He continued, "We won't waver from our task and our responsibility to provide a trusted, user-friendly, secure mobile health platform."

Chris Moock, IT Project Manager for Bryan Health, offered an opinion about his group's experience with Doc Halo. "It has been a tremendous pleasure to work with Mark Cittadino of Doc Halo during our hospital secure text messaging selection process. Mark is friendly, responsive, flexible and attentive to our team and has helped to bridge relationships between Doc Halo and our technical staff. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in a pilot of the system and to have Mark available for questions, assistance and enhancement every step of the way. Our experience has been one of collaboration and teamwork without high pressure or forceful sales tactics …

About Doc Halo
Doc Halo is the leading mobile health platform for healthcare organizations. The Doc Halo mobile app and online system provides a secure texting and HIPAA-compliant environment for the transmission of ePHI (electronic personal health information) over an encrypted platform. The innovative physician-driven system combines critical operational information including relevant contact databases, call center messages, scheduling, billing and EMR software for an information-rich, easy-to-use experience. More than 1,300 hospitals and medical facilities trust Doc Halo with their mobile health platform. For more information, please visit www.dochalo.com.

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