Microsoft and TracFone Wireless are collaborating to extend the benefits of smartphone technology and services to underserved and high-risk populations through a new mobile health management service offered through providers and insurers. As part of the collaboration, Microsoft and TracFone will work with Health Choice Network (HCN), a company that manages and connects a network of community health centres with more than 760,000 patients in seventeen states, to conduct a pilot project where HCN will provide smartphones to diabetes patients to help them better manage their care.
The new service will be offered on a Windows Phone and feature Microsoft's suite of services, including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft HealthVault, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and a range of smartphone applications. The pilot will combine enterprise-grade security and privacy features to enable security-enhanced, HIPAA-enabled email and messaging communications to patients regarding their health and regimens. In addition, it will provide appointment reminders with calendar functionality and remote device management that is standard with a Windows Phone.
