Cisco ships HealthPresence virtual clinic

Cisco this week announced the availability of the its HealthPresence platform, the same one its been trialing for the past couple of years. Cisco HealthPresence is a specialized version of its TelePresence virtual conferencing system that allows patients to connect with doctors and clinicians for health care consultations over long distances.  

HealthPresence integrates TelePresence with Cisco Unified Communications. Patients can see images and listen to sounds from a variety of diagnostic devices, such as digital stethoscopes, and that little machine that goes “PING!” Medical devices located at the patient’s location include a camera for external observation, ear-nose-throat camera, digital stethoscope, and a vital signs device to capture blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, and blood oxygen levels.

HealthPresence also allows multiple members of a patient’s care team to simultaneously participate in consultations and coordinate care. It can be deployed in permanent facilities or mobile units.

Cisco HealthPresence is planned to be available beginning March 2010 in markets across the United States, Canada and Europe. It is classified as a Class I medical device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration so, DON’T TOUCH IT!!!

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