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Televisit for Healthcare
Televisit™ is a managed network
that provides healthcare professionals with Telemedicine
services that are quick to set up, easy to use, and require
minimal capital investment.
Televisit securely combines high quality
videoconferencing and real-time physiological data with a managed
network application that controls session connections, scheduling,
and data management. The web-based technology can be run on
either pre-configured Televisit terminals or standard desktop
and laptop computers. Medical
devices such as blood pressure monitors, electronic stethoscopes,
microscopes, and pulse oximeters can be connected to the Televisit
terminals, enabling healthcare professionals to provide remote
services to a wide spectrum of patients.
Televisit - The “Plug-and-Play” Telemedicine
Network
The benefits of Telemedicine and the
cost-savings to healthcare systems that use it have been widely
reported. The medical press as well as the mass media often
report new advances in the remote delivery of medical care
assisted by Telemedicine technology. However, issues such as
capital cost and technological complexity have kept Telemedicine
out of the reach of many medical practices. The Televisit managed
Telemedicine network was developed with these issues in mind
and provides medical practices or healthcare providers with
the ability to offer advanced Telemedicine services quickly,
easily, and for any number of patients – without
having to invest in expensive network infrastructures or dedicated
equipment.
How it works
The Televisit application is hosted on
a web-based managed network. Customers use a simple interface
to control all aspects of the their Telemedical consultations,
including; user and profile management, appointment scheduling,
reporting, and billing. The managed network application controls
all the “back-office” type
work such as security, user identification and addressing, point-to-point
connections, and system usage. Once a user has installed the
Televisit software on their PC, or purchased a dedicated Televisit
terminal, simply connect to any broadband Internet connection
and run the Televisit software. The network takes care of the
rest – you are automatically connected to the network and
are ready to start having Televisit sessions.
Flexible and portable - Telemedicine on the go
Televisit takes advantage of the ongoing improvements in computer
technology and, widely available broadband Internet access to
give healthcare professionals and patients a wide range of options
for delivering and receiving medical consultations. Doctors can
monitor patients remotely in their homes or work places. School
or daycare staff can consult with medical professionals when
a child becomes sick or injured. Elderly residents in assisted
living facilities can receive quick and accurate medical evaluations
from offsite doctors and specialists. Doctors can expand the
reach of their medical practise to offer retail-based remote
consultations in pharmacies or remote clinics.
These are a few examples of how Televisit can enhance the delivery
of medical services by providing healthcare professionals with
a Telemedicine network that is accessible, inexpensive, and easy
to use.
Sample Scenarios
Here are some additional scenarios where Televisit
can help to improve and expand an institution’s medical services:
Remote Chronic Care: Increase and improve contact
and follow-up with chronic care patients in their own home
Retail Medicine: provide specialist,
or “after hours” consultations at retail-based clinics
or pharmacies
Dedicated patient populations: provide remote
consultations and follow up care to fixed patient groups in centralized
locations like schools, businesses or seniors residences
Enhanced Medical Services: offer remote consultations
and follow up care services for patients with specialized needs
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