Intermountain Healthcare http://intermountainhealthcare.org, based in Utah has announced a partnership with American Well http://americanwell.com. The plan is to create and support a mobile and web service connecting patients with Intermountain providers for live on demand video visits over the internet.
Intermountain Connect Care will launch in early 2016 and be available 24/7 for $49 a visit. Connect Care users will be able to visit with Intermountain clinicians using secure interactive video from home, work, or on the go to get medical advice and treatment for low-acuity conditions.
During a Connect Care visit, a provider will review the patient’s clinical information, speak with and see the patient through HD video, prescribe medications as needed, and suggest follow-up care.
Existing Intermountain patients will automatically have the visit documented into their electronic medical records enabling caregivers and affiliated physicians to incorporate the visit into the patient’s continuum of care. Patients will also receive an email record of their interaction, which they may share with other providers if they wish.
The launch of Connect Care marks the first major expansion of Intermountain’s robust telehealth strategy into patient homes. Eventually connect Care will expand to address more conditions and connect patients to primary care physicians and specialists.