BOSTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T today announced it has received a $3 million, three-year networking contract from Medical Information Technology Inc. (MEDITECH) for a wide array of data, voice and Internet Protocol-based services.
MEDITECH is a leading developer, marketer and installer of health care information systems, providing doctors, nurses, and health care administrators with cutting-edge clinical, administrative and financial management software.
As part of the agreement, AT&T will provide Web-based conferencing services that enable MEDITECH to offer online training programs to clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa. MEDITECH will use the Web conferencing capabilities to provide regular online training on its software capabilities and help keep customers up-to-date on the latest compliance and regulatory information for the health care industry.
“Web conferencing reduces the time and travel costs associated with on-site training and conveniently deepens customers’ ability to use the productivity tools we provide,” said Philip Polimeno, Director, Corporate Technology Group of MEDITECH. “AT&T does an outstanding job of providing us with the kind of reliable, scaleable Web conferencing services that make it possible for us to provide our customers with unsurpassed service.”
About Medical Information Technology Inc.
MEDITECH, a leading software vendor in the health care informatics industry for 36 years, provides integrated software solutions that meet the information needs of health care organizations worldwide. The organizations served include hospitals, ambulatory care centers, physicians’ offices, long term care and behavioral health facilities, and home health organizations.
About AT&T
For more than 125 years, AT&T has been known for unparalleled quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services.
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