Qualcomm Launches 3G Mobile Vision Project

Qualcomm and Xi'an Kingtone Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Xi'an Kingtone Information), in collaboration with China Children and Teenagers' Fund,announced the launch of the Mobile Vision Project.

The project is being implemented at Hengshui City Maternal and Child Care Service Center (MCCSC) and other public health centers in Hebei Province.

The project utilizes a 3G-enabled mobile application developed by Xi'an Kingtone Information, smartphones powered by Qualcomm chipsets and 3G wireless connectivity to assist doctors in collecting and archiving information related to the screening and treatment of children with amblyopia in underserved communities in China.

The Mobile Vision Project began in October 2011. Today, 50 township-level clinics regularly use the system in their daily medical practice and an additional 71 clinics are registered to roll out the system in the coming months. Of the 1,144 eye exams collected to date, 684 resulted in a diagnosis of amblyopia.

Eye care professionals in towns and villages received 3G-enabled smartphones, laptop computers, PCs and mobile broadband connectivity via China Telecom's 3G EV-DO network.

With these tools and technologies, doctors can access the system anytime and anywhere via a web portal or mobile application in order to do basic reporting and submit information to county-level MCCSCs.

In addition, county health workers can electronically review patients' health records for screening and then refer children needing further treatment to city-level public health centers. City-level health workers also can access the system to obtain directions on how to treat and cure patients.