Briefly Noted
June 4, 1999 2 minutes read
Briefly Noted
Venezuelan telemedicine effort launched
WorldCare Ltd. (Cambridge, MA), a developer of international telemedicine services, technology and insurance, said its WorldCare International Ltd. subsidiary has joined with General de Seguros SA, one of the largest insurance companies in Venezuela, to form Corporacion WorldCare Venezuela. The new company will promote telemedi cine services nationwide and provide consumers with telemedicine insurance and managed access to specialists and sub-specialists at the WorldCare Consortium of U.S. medical centers, including Partners HealthCare System, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Duke University Health System and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Nasser Menhall, CEO of WorldCare and Armando Del Bosque, managing director of WorldCare International, Latin America, issued a joint statement saying, "These services are designed not to compete with, but to complement the high-quality health care already delivered in Venezuela . . . patients throughout Venezuela, covered by General de Seguros, will be able to secure the very latest U.S. medical expertise at no additional cost as a benefit of enrollment."
Superior Consultant Forms E-Health Division
Superior Consultant Holdings (Southfield, MI), a pro vider of management and IT consulting services to the healthcare industry worldwide, has launched an e-Health division to help healthcare enterprises realize cost reductions and reposition their organizations to utilize the Internet. Superior’s services include workflow redesign, interactive brand development and e-commerce transformation services, combined with offerings from Internet firms such as drkoop.com, WebMD and Healtheon
Superior said it has combined its Enterprise Consulting Group subsidiary with the services advanced by Superior’s new alliance with Microsoft to form the Enterprise Solutions Division of Superior Consultant Co.
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