https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrjSdqmR2h8 Xerox has made a strategic investment in telemedicine company HealthSpot, according to a company statement. The investment will help HealthSpot speed up the deployment of its kiosks at retailers such as Rite Aid as well as employers, long-term care centers and emergency departments. It will also open up access to Xerox’s healthcare industry relationships. […]
Rite Aid pharmacies in select regions of Ohio will soon offer private telehealth kiosks through a pilot partnership with HealthSpot, enabling consumers to consult directly with board-certified physicians at the pharmacy. Customers who use the HealthSpot station will be able to connect with a network of providers, including staff at the Cleveland Clinic and other […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Mayo Clinic today announced a new telemedicine pilot project as part of its overall effort to reduce healthcare costs, with private kiosks. The pilot, Mayo Clinic Health Connection, will be offered through its HealthSpot platform, which includes cloud-based software combined with a private walk-in kiosk at places of employment. The system will be piloted […]
Telemedicine company HealthSpot and Cleveland Clinic are launching a joint venture intending to use telehealth technologies to reach more patients. “Together we will be researching the vast amount of new point-of-care technology and developing new ways to integrate that into our solution,” said HealthSpot CEO Steve Cashman in a statement. The telemedicine kiosk is a […]
A cohort of big players in connected health is joining three former senators in pursuit of policy that supports broad use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Former U.S. Senate majority leaders Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.), along with former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.), are heading up the Alliance for Connected Care, which […]
Step right up and take a look at a 5-by-8-foot device Ohio healthcare providers are hoping will keep non-urgent patients from clogging up emergency rooms and urgent care centers. University Hospitals is one of three health systems in Cleveland working with telemedicine company HealthSpot to expand the system’s reach and give patients better, cheaper access […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Since debuting its telehealth kiosk at CES in January, three-year-old HealthSpot has raised at least $10.4 million in Series C funding and is working on building a national provider network so that it can set up its primary care kiosks in retail pharmacies. The new financing came from private investors including Cardinal Health, according to […]
Many in the healthcare industry believe that telemedicine holds the key to solving some of America's most pressing healthcare problems, namely access and expense. Video conferences between doctors and patients, for example, are quicker, easier and more convenient for both parties than traditional in-office visits, the thinking goes. But many states restrict doctors' ability to prescribe medicine to patients they've never seen in person, potentially setting up a barrier to telemedicine adoption.
MedCity News is providing in-depth coverage of HIMSS2012 as part of a special series sponsored by Hyland Software. Telemedicine startup HealthSpot will use electronic stethoscopes from 3M in its virtual-doctors’-office kiosks. Connecting 3M’s Littmann Stethoscope Model 3200 with HealthSpot’s Care4 Station will allow clinicians to listen to critical body sounds in real time when examining […]
A telemedicine startup that’s developed a virtual doctors’ office kiosk has signed a technology integration deal with wireless communications giant Sprint. HealthSpot‘s “Care4 Station” telemedicine kiosks will be connected to the Sprint 4G Network. That will enable video conferences, patient vital sign data and other health information to be transmitted from patients in HealthSpot’s kiosks […]
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Don’t let it be said that a telemedicine startup that bills itself as an ATM for healthcare is lacking in optimism. The top executive with Columbus, Ohio-based HealthSpot told Columbus Business First that the startup projects that it’ll hit $1 billion in annual revenue within five years. Even with the telemedicine market expected to boom […]
A Columbus, Ohio-area telemedicine startup is looking to provide hurried patients a better alternative than retail medical clinics with its virtual-doctor’s-office kiosks. HealthSpot aims to place its “Care4 Station” kiosks in locations like pharmacies, grocery stores and employer sites, and plans to begin rolling out the kiosks in the first quarter. The company plans to […]