BeWell Mobile Named Finalist For National Healthcare Innovation Award; Company Employs Cellphones To Improve Patient/Physician Interaction.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- BeWell Mobile Technology, which provides patient engagement software for the healthcare industry to help patients manage their health and to provide valid data to those who care for them, has been named a finalist for the prestigious ABBY, awarded annually to organizations that demonstrate dramatic improvements in the way healthcare is delivered. The winner will be named at the eighth annual awards ceremony of the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL) on June 7 in Long Beach, CA. BeWell was nominated for its innovative use of cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. technology in the management of chronic diseases and in the provision of patient outreach communication and medical research support. "More than simply transmitting data between provider and patient," said Dr. Peter Boland, business development director, "BeWell Mobile has created a system that takes advantage of the increasing availability and usage of cell phones as the core communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. across nearly all population demographics." Based in San Francisco, BeWell (www.bewellmobile.com) was founded in 2004 and is currently conducting a pilot project in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. (CA) County with asthmatic youth. BeWell provides a mobile technology platform that combines flexibility, immediacy, choice, real-time availability and cost- effectiveness to patients and those who treat them. By employing cellphones, BeWell collects relevant, real-time data from patients where they are. As a result, healthcare providers can track an individual patient's progress and determine if intervention is required. At the same time, patients have access to information that helps them stay in touch with their goals and knowledgeable about their regimen. The ABL organization consists of CEOs and presidents of technology and healthcare companies. BeWell was nominated for the ABBY by GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GSK GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceutical company) GSK Glycogen Synthase Kinase GSK Gruppentraining Sozialer Kompetenzen (Germany) GSK Greenland Shark (FAO fish species code) ). Other finalists include Kaiser Permanente, Health Hero Network, Gen-Probe, Health Equity, FACIS FACIS Fraud and Abuse Control Information System , Genomic Health and Stat Nurses International. "Being nominated for the ABBY is a significant validation of our approach which emphasizes patient self-monitoring and provides patient-generated data for medical research," Boland said. |
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