Miami Children’s Health System (MCHS), parent organization of Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, recently announced a collaboration with Tyto Care, a telehealth company with breakthrough technology for conducting remote diagnostic telehealth evaluations and visits, in conjunction with MCHS’s Advanced MCH Anywhere telehealth platform to physicians and patients.
The implementation will expand offerings of the hospital’s already-advanced MCH Anywhere telehealth services, broaden the scope of care that can be delivered via telehealth to homes, schools and global locations where patients are located, and increase the speed to provide physicians diagnostic information.
TytoCare is a handheld remote examination device and telehealth platform that enables anyone to capture ear, throat, lung, skin, heart, and temperature exam data and share it with his or her physician to better inform a remote diagnosis.
Tyto exams can be performed in real time as part of a live video telehealth visit or the data can be forwarded to a physician in advance of a telehealth session.
The implementation at MCHS will enable doctors within the health system to improve and extend patient monitoring through easily conductible checkups and followup visits for post-operative patients, patients with complex medical needs, and those who require care for more acute conditions. Tyto Care also can be used to obtain an expert consult or second opinion and provide medical expertise to schools, remote clinics and other entities MCHS serves.
“Miami Children’s Health System has consistently been at the forefront of telehealth, which we believe can dramatically improve the quality of our care and extend our reach beyond our facilities,” said Edward Martinez, senior vice president and chief information officer of Miami Children’s Health System.
“Collaborating with Tyto Care allows our doctors to provide ongoing care at the highest level, while giving our patients easier access and more convenience when it comes to their health from their homes or elsewhere,” he said.
MCHS and Tyto Care will work together to integrate the live remote examination capabilities of the Tyto Care platform with the health system’s MCH Anywhere platform to expand capabilities to deliver virtual medical specialist consultations.
“Tyto Care fulfills the promise of telehealth by extending the reach of clinicians so they can provide better care more efficiently than ever before,” said Dedi Gilad, Tyto Care CEO and founder. “Having a world-renowned pediatric specialist healthcare system like MCHS utilize Tyto Care is a testament to the power this technology has to fundamentally redefine the parameters of healthcare and improve the way patients receive care.”
For more information visit www.tytocare.com.
