Microsoft and TracFone entered a partnership that will...

Microsoft and TracFone entered a partnership that will bring the benefits of smartphone technology and services to underserved and high-risk populations through a mobile health management program. The companies will conduct a pilot project with Miami-based Health Choice Network, the companies said Thursday in a news release (http://bit.ly/1qneYtZ). HCN will provide smartphones to diabetes patients to help them better manage their care, according to the release. The program will be offered on a Windows Phone and feature Microsoft’s suite of services and apps, the companies said.