December 24, 2011Companies join forces to market virtual kiosks to militaryDublin-based HealthSpot, creator of the Care4 Station, is partnering with Mission Essential Personnel LLC of Columbus to market and sell the kiosks to the U.S. government, military and international organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations. source link Dublin-based HealthSpot, creator of the Care4 Station, is partnering with Mission Essential Personnel LLC of Columbus to market and sell the kiosks to the U.S. government, military and international organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations. The Care4 Station allows patients to enter a kiosk with a video link to either a family doctor who has a computer with a webcam or a doctor within HealthSpot’s network, CEO Steve Cashman said. The kiosk includes medical tools for the patient to measure blood pressure, heart beat and temperature, among other vital signs, he said. None of the systems has been sold yet, but Mission Essential plans to market the system for use in military facilities in the U.S. and abroad as well as to other federal agencies with remote locations, a spokesman said. Cashman said the stations will roll out in full production during the first quarter of 2012 in multiple states, but he declined to say where, other than in Ohio. The partnership aligns a company that began less than two years ago with the region’s largest federal government contractor. Mission Essential held $681.3 million worth of federal contracts, including agreements with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army , the most of any Central Ohio company in 2010, Columbus Business First research shows. Posted by CraigKeefner at December 24, 2011 10:15 AM |