Xerox Corp. in Norwalk recently secured a $28 million contract with PatientPoint, an Ohio-based information technology vendor. Xerox will be the consultants involved in helping physicians at hospitals and medical centers integrate PatientPoint’s software systems.
PatientPoint produces health care technologies that allow physicians to communicate with patients beyond the hospital or medical center. With the new software, patients can provide information about their medical condition and history using a tablet inside the doctor”™s office. The patient-reported data along with the electronic health records on file will help doctors identify the gaps in a patient”™s health care.
“PatientPoint”™s work with Xerox will enable it to maintain focus on putting data in the hands of both healthcare industry players and patients for better health outcomes,” said Charles Fred, group president of health care provider solutions at Xerox, in a written statement.
Fred added that with 40 years of experience in helping health care providers and information technology vendors implement, adopt and operate information systems, Xerox hopes to streamline the use of technology and data in hospitals and medical centers.
Xerox serves more than 1,700 hospitals and provides business process outsourcing services to industries, including health care, pharmaceuticals, government, technology, communications, banking and financial services, travel, retail and education.
