Telehealth

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2021.

Also, a Māori public health organisation develops a new tool to bring timely COVID-19-related information to Māori people.

Oak Street Health said the acquisition will improve the specialty care experience for patients, improve care coordination and lower costs.

Its latest telehealth project will allow family caregivers to monitor six patients remotely. 

The enhancements include improved video quality, multi-party calls and screen sharing.

Chris Wickersham, director of customer support at health IT consulting firm CereCore, discusses patient portals in the age of COVID-19 and in the future.

Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, talks about bedrock principles of patient privacy, advances in RPM, CMS rules around non-physiologic data and how telehealth should fit into the continuum of care going forward.

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The acquisition builds on Best Buy’s previous investments in senior care and remote patient monitoring.

The AI medical station can generate an automated diagnosis that remote care providers can access to confirm.