Focus on Home Telemedicine Companies
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Assuming that patients, providers and payers like telemedicine, the wealth of start-ups should do just fine. Analysts project a boom in health care visits via telemedicine.
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Tevital Inc.
Home Telemedicine. Tevital's strategy has been to optimize the quality of the patient interface through investment in video communications and ergonomic design. Tevital's designers have forgone the keyboards and touch screens found on other telehealth systems in favor of a graphical user interface and large buttons designed for the most farsighted and arthritic of users.
American TeleCare Inc.
Home Telemedicine. American Telecare's {PTS} features a two-way video, a blood pressure and pulse apparatus, and the company's proprietary {CareTone} telephonic stethoscope. The company is positioning {PTS} as a disease management tool for the latter stages of diseases like AIDS, heart failure and diabetes.
HELP Innovations
Telemedicine. HELP Innovations intends to provide the management and services necessary to help health care providers enter the telehealth market. HELP emphasizes risk sharing, securing reimbursement approval and technological support.