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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 2009-CISCO: UnitedHealthGroup, Cisco Launch Connected Care, First National Telehealth Network to Expand Health Care Access; Initiative to Integrate Leading Health Care and Remote Video Technology Systems to Expand Physicians' Reach Into Underserved Areas; Project HOPE Among First to Implement Connected Care, Delivering Care to the Chronically Ill in New Mexico(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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Washington, DC -- UnitedHealth Group [NYSE: UNH] and Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] today announced they are partnering to build the first national telehealth network, which will give patients access to physicians and specialists when in-person visits are not possible. The new "Connected Care" program combines audio and video technology and health resources to greatly expand physicians' reach into rural, urban and other underserved areas. UnitedHealth Group has committed tens of millions of dollars toward the new initiative.
UnitedHealth Group's national care provider network, including 590,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,900 hospitals, combined with Cisco's industry-leading video conferencing and other collaborative network technologies, will help connect patients more easily with primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals. Connected Care will make clinics available in the workplace, as well as in...
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