Eko Moves Deeper into Telemedicine in the Age of Social Distancing
Physicians and clinicians are facing the unique challenge of practicing social distancing with their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems almost impossible because the practice of healthcare is so hands-on.
However, Eko Health is hoping to overcome this challenge by marrying its technology with telemedicine. Last week, the digital health company launched Eko Telehealth, an artificial intelligence-powered telemedicine platform geared toward cardiac exams.
âAs we think of the future of healthcare, the fact the clinician and the patient arenât in the same room shouldnât preclude the doctor from being able to do a full exam,â Jason Bellet, co-founder and COO of Eko told MD+DI. âWeâve always kind of had our eye toward telehealth. About 200 health systems were using our services for telehealth pre-COVID-19 â¦â
The company said the platform incorporates its digital stethoscope and ECG live-streaming with embedded video conferencing and FDA-cleared algorithms for heart murmur and atrial fibrillation detection.
âVideo telemedicine and virtual patient visits only go so far,â Connor Landgraf, CEO and co-founder of Eko said in a release. âPatients with complex cardiovascular diseases will receive incomplete care through just video conference. Itâs critical that a ...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Tags: COVID-19 Digital Health Source Type: news
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