Verizon and Polycom to Host Dec. 7 Webinar on Deploying Telehealth in Correctional Facilities to Enhance Access to Care and Reduce Costs

Verizon and Polycom to Host Dec. 7 Webinar on Deploying Telehealth in Correctional Facilities to Enhance Access to Care and Reduce Costs

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --Verizon and Polycom will host a webinar on (Tuesday) Dec. 7 to discuss how telehealth can be deployed in correctional facilities to expand the availability of medical services to inmates, reduce costs associated with travel to off-site health facilities, and decrease the security risk associated with transporting prisoners.

    WHEN:    Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. EST

              Building the Case for Telehealth in Correctional Facilities
    WHERE:    Webinar

              Click on the hyperlink above to access additional
              information and the registration page.

              Kannan Sreedhar, managing director, Verizon Connected
    WHO:      Healthcare Solutions

              Nancy Green, managing principal - telehealth, Verizon
              Connected Healthcare Solutions

              Dr. Deborah A. Jeffries, director - health care markets
              (Americas), Polycom

BACKGROUND:  Launched in August, Verizon Telehealth Collaboration for Prisons enables correctional institutions to expand inmate access to care while reducing the costs and safety concerns associated with transport to off-site health facilities.  With prison populations aging, the suite of video collaboration services enhances the delivery of primary care services, as well as access to specialty care services, including neurology, cardiology, radiology, pathology and psychiatry.

SOURCE  Verizon Business

Verizon Business

CONTACT: Kevin W. Irland, +1-703-886-1117, kevin.w.irland@verizon.com