MedEx, a Chicago-based provider of ambulance and telemedicine services announced it is rolling out 10 ambulances equipped with Google Glass, ChicagoInno reports. Utilizing Pristine’s EyeSight HIPAA compliant software, paramedics can now prepare emergency response for an incoming patient, document a call, or beam a remote specialist into the ambulance for a stroke consult in real time audio and video.

MedEx Ambulance is the first in the nation to implement Google Glass in EMS and has been approved by the Department of Public Health in Illinois to leverage hands-free, voice-activated telemedicine to coordinate care in both emergent and non-emergent cases. The company has spent $250k over the past two years developing Glass pilot program at The Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. MedEx plans to expand it to more area hospitals throughout the year. Additionally, the company recently added 10 critical-care ambulances, priced at $250,000 each outfitted with Wi-Fi hotspots that facilitate video transmission to hospitals.

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Source: Chicago Business/Hendershot/1/29/15