SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualco

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, Inc., is collaborating with vitaphone e-health solutions, a global full service provider of care management, telemonitoring, telemedicine devices and patient coaching. vitaphone will integrate its U.S.-based chronic disease management solutions with Qualcomm Life's HealthyCircles ™ Care Coordination and 2net ™ Device Connectivity Platforms to enable seamless biometric data capture from medical devices and coordinated team-based care in a high-tech, high-touch service model.

vitaphone will leverage HealthyCircles to provide a scalable infrastructure allowing for patient education and engagement, asynchronous communication and biometric data visualization to increase coordination across a patient's care team, ultimately enabling vitaphone to scale its comprehensive telehealth solutions. By integrating with the 2net Platform and Qualcomm Life's open ecosystem of connected medical devices, vitaphone can launch chronic disease management programs with blood pressure monitors, weight scales, spirometers, pulse oximeters, thermometers and glucose meters from other ecosystem members.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and telco operator Orange revealed a new alliance to develop innovations in mobile health (mHealth) at the Global mHealth Forum in Washington, DC. According to both parties, these mHealth innovations will help treat and care for individuals in developing countries across Africa.

“With the increasing use and decreasing cost of mobile phones, leveraging mobile phone technology to accelerate access to health information and services is a game changer,” said Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, USAID’s Assistant Administrator for Global Health. “USAID’s partnerships with private companies, such as Orange, enable us to have a larger impact in a cost-effective manner.”

The first phase of these health system-strengthening programs will leverage the expertise, technology and local resources of both organisations to improve quality of care and ensure that health services are readily accessible to the public at large. Niger and other countries are currently under exploration.

Future services will use integrated mHealth platforms and Orange mobile networks to communicate alerts and share resources around family planning and maternal health. Healthcare workers will be able to use the technology to share medical expertise, collaborate with specialists regardless of location, and improve patient care. In addition, the public will be able to access health information via the mHealth platforms. Orange’s global fooprint, with mobile and fixed networks in 20 countries in Africa and the Middle East, will provide access to these services.
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/12/orange-an...ss-africa/