EPAM & Curogram Partner To Scale COVID-19 Crisis Response Telemedicine Platform For Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare institutions can quickly deploy mass screening and testing services through Curogram's two-way texting and video chat platform enabled by EPAM's implementation services

NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced that it has partnered with Curogram, the leading HIPAA-compliant, patient-centric telemedicine and text-messaging platform, to help healthcare systems implement a simplified COVID-19 crisis response solution. The patient engagement platform is the only two-way text messaging and telemedicine system on the market that works directly with any electronic health record (EHR) system.

Text messaging is the one of the most effective ways to reach consumers, as 90% of SMS messages are read within three minutes. Built on top of its core HIPAA-compliant texting platform, Curogram's scalable telemedicine solution is integrated with existing healthcare systems leveraging EPAM's application and workflow integration expertise. The solution offers more than a dozen features to address today's growing COVID-19 testing challenges – limited testing kit availability, long lines at drive-thru testing centers and lengthy call wait times at doctor's offices. The telemedicine solution also provides efficient screening scheduling, sets appointment reminders and enables video chat functionality – all through the patient's smart phone.

"Our hospital was one of the first in the country to offer free COVID-19 drive-thru testing to the public. When we opened, there was an overwhelming number of people waiting more than five hours to be tested," said Jennifer Rizvi, Director of Clinical Operations, United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. "Once we deployed the Curogram COVID-19 crisis response solution, we were able to streamline our screening and testing process for our population of more than 20,000 patients, significantly reducing staff time for screening and reducing staff and PPE requirements at our testing site by almost 75%. Without Curogram, we would need a 50-person call center to handle the volume of work we are accomplishing."