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CrowdOptic Signs Software Deal with ProTransport-1 to Install Google Glass in Ambulances [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CrowdOpticand ProTransport-1 reported a software sales agreement under which ProTransport-1 will deploy the CrowdOptic Google Glass broadcasting solution in its ambulances and mobile medicine units. According to a media release, ProTransport-1 will use Google Glass to broadcast real-time video evaluations of patients from ambulances during transport to the receiving healthcare institutions. This technology solution will aim to improve documentation and expand medical consultative opportunities for patients en route. "CrowdOptic's see-what-I-see technology allows paramedics and nurses on our ambulances to broadcast the live view of complex cases to medical teams at the hospital", said Glenn Leland, Chief Strategy Officer for ProTransport-1. "We additionally envision a variety of dispatch, navigation, documentation and operational processes will migrate to CrowdOptic and Google Glass over time" Leland added. "We are pleased to be working with a visionary partner in ProTransport-1," said Jim Kovach, M.D., vice president of business development for CrowdOptic, "and to be developing a solution that can eventually improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs on a wide scale across large fleets of thousands of ambulances." More information and complete details: www.crowdoptic.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |