March 2015
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rience through software.”
“The other big challenge is data integration.
Telemedicine doesn’t work in a vacuum as a
video encounter,” he continued. “It enables
a virtual workflow which includes many
things that have to do with patient data and
clinical information. Providing access and in-
tegration into all those data sets regardless of
patient location is a huge challenge, but one
that we’re very focused on trying to solve.”
CHANGING LIVES
Having made significant and noteworthy
leaps in care delivery with their innova-
tions and advancements – not to mention
conquering early obstacles to access, chang-
es in the market and staying ahead of the
steep technological curve since becoming
commercially available in 2005 – InTouch
Health’s impact and influence has not gone
unnoticed. At the 2014 Medical Design Ex-
cellence Awards, the company was a finalist
in the prestigious Critical Care and Emer-
gency Medicine Products category for their
RP-Vita remote presence telemedicine ro-
bot. Having done close to 500,000 patient
encounters since the company began, the
nod from the MDA, while great for busi-
ness, forges an emotional connection.
