“Virtual ER” Delivers Emergency Medical Response to Seafarers

Originally developed for military use, Future Care Live meets the requirements of the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and other international standards for the electronic transmission of private medical information.

“Telemedicine is a truly shared benefit—to the ship and yacht owner, ship manager, as well as to individual crew members—and in ways not imaginable a few short years ago,” said Christina DeSimone, president and CEO of Future Care. “Seafarers will benefit from the virtual presence of Future Care's network physicians and other medical professionals onboard ship while the ship owner and his P&I Club [Protection and indemnity insurance] will save in medical costs, time lost, and avoidance of deviation.”

“Shipowners and managers are more than ever focused on the 'human factor' as the key to safe and efficient operations,” said Malcolm McMaster, president of Globecomm Maritime. “Until now, this realization has lacked the mechanism to truly provide innovative services like telemedicine. Putting Access Chat Plus together with Future Care creates the opportunity to deliver a service that can improve healthcare for mariners and also be highly cost effective.”

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