Comments on: Microsoft’s Bill Crounse Responds on Virtual Doctor Visits http://ajfortin.com/2007/11/16/microsofts-bill-crounse-responds-on-virtual-doctor-visits/ Musings on health care policy, china, biking, music, and other pursuits Tue, 26 May 2009 07:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bill Crounse, MD http://ajfortin.com/2007/11/16/microsofts-bill-crounse-responds-on-virtual-doctor-visits/#comment-1468 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:49:42 +0000 http://ajfortin.com/2007/11/16/microsofts-bill-crounse-responds-on-virtual-doctor-visits/#comment-1468 Jake,
The short answer is “no”. The expanded pilot is not associated with our VOIP Unified Communications solution. However, I am a strong proponent of VOIP, UC, and mobility as I believe these technologies will play an ever-increasing role in commoditizing personalized, simple and affordable tele-medicine, tele-health and e-health services in the industry. These innovations are going to be huge in helping providers deliver scalable home health services, remote monitoring scenarios, rural health services and solutions to help people better manage chronic disease processes.

Bill Crounse, MD
Worldwide Health Director
Microsoft

]]> By: Jake http://ajfortin.com/2007/11/16/microsofts-bill-crounse-responds-on-virtual-doctor-visits/#comment-1336 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:59:16 +0000 http://ajfortin.com/2007/11/16/microsofts-bill-crounse-responds-on-virtual-doctor-visits/#comment-1336 Hmm… perhaps I’m a bit cynical, but is this policy change related to Microsoft’s recent release of their enterprise VOIP solution? :-)

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver/FX102405721033.aspx#3

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