FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 15th, 2020 — San Francisco, California — Outpatient, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to advance the usage and development of Telehealth and automated medical monitoring within the Air Force Medical Services (AFMS) and specific Military Treatment Facilities (MTF).
AFWERX was established in 2017 by the Secretary of the Air Force. AFWERX is a catalyst for agile Air Force engagement across industry, academia, and non-traditional contributors to create transformative opportunities. The core mission of AFWERX is to improve Air Force capabilities by connecting innovators, simplifying technology transfer and accelerating results.
AFWERX has partnered with the AFRL, a scientific research organization operation by the U.S. Air Force Material Command, to streamline the SBIR process to speed up the experience, broaden the pool of potential applicants, and decrease bureaucratic overhead.
As a Phase I selected contractor, Outpatient is now working with specific Air Force stakeholder customers and is now eligible as a sole source contractor with the U.S. Government.
Outpatient has subsequently been selected for a Phase II Telehealth implementation and more details will be announced soon.
Outpatient, Inc. (The Outpatient App) is a Digital / Telehealth mobile care coordination tool for patients, their families, medical providers, and caregivers. It enables scheduling, video and messaging communication, task assignments, automatic notifications and updates – all inside a simple and easy to use interface. It’s also 100% private, secure and HIPAA compliant and can be accessed from anywhere in the world via any mobile device. Today Outpatient is used by more than 25,000 patients and families along with hospital systems, elder care companies, and coming soon to military medical centers.
Outpatient is a product and engineering team with backgrounds from Facebook, Nest / Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and Salesforce. The team has extensive experience in scaling global technology platforms along with personal experience as family caregivers.
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