Alphabet X (the parent company of Google) announced the return of Glass now referred to as “Glass Enterprise Edition”. The original Glass concept used a very small computer with a transparent display that clipped onto glasses or industry frames, and then brought information into view so it was not necessary for the user to switch focus from their hands.
After much thought and research, the concept was improved and just recently swyMed deployed their video telemedicine solution on the new Glass Enterprise Edition enabling the technology to deliver hands-free remote evaluations of patients from anywhere in real-time.
This technology makes it possible for telemedicine to conduct remote patient evaluations, improve patient outcomes, make efficient use of the increasingly limited number of physicians, reduce readmissions, and conduct in-person follow-ups. Collectively these benefits translate into reduced medical costs and improved patient convenience.
The telemedicine market faces a significant barrier to remote video encounters today because the bandwidth needed for real-time telemedicine is inconsistent beyond the four walls of a hospital or clinic
It is now possible for swyMed’s patented software to integrate with their DOT Telemedicine Backpack in order to overcome the bandwidth challenge and give mobile care providers the ability to connect to doctors for real-time video medicine.
The telemedicine backpack technology is used by providers for home health, EMS/critical transport, telestroke, and Mobile Integrated Healthcare programs in thousands of encounters throughout the U.S, Europe and the Middle East.
This is now making it possible for health systems to enhance virtual care which is why Trinity Health’s story is important. Trinity will soon be testing the capabilities of an initiative that combines home visits by secondary caregivers using the internet capabilities of Glass Enterprise Edition and the video technologies of swyMed
The clinical simulation of the technologies will take place at Loyola University Health System in Maywood Illinois where it is hoped to create a solution that could potentially help address challenges that includes future physician shortages predicted by the Association American Medical Colleges.