Cisco HealthPresence™ Pilot
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- Objectives -This pilot used the Cisco HealthPresence™ [1] system to set up a 'Virtual Clinic' within the emergency department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, focusing on 105 patients aged from 16-75 years of age. The majority of presenting conditions were injuries such as cuts, bites, burns and fractures, infections and ear, nose and throat problems.
- Details - The Cisco HealthPresence system provides a “virtual clinic” experience for patients, combining Cisco TelePresence with medical equipment (thermometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, pulse rate, telephonic stethoscope, ENT scope and general examination camera) to create an environment similar to seeing a health professional face to face. During the clinical session the doctor was remote from the patient where he/she collected details about the patient’s condition and recommended a management plan. All patients received a second face to face consultation from the same doctor, to confirm the management plan. All patients completed a questionnaire about the experience.
- Results - Cisco reports the results as follows:
- At least 90% of patients recorded positive experience of HealthPresence across a range of aspects.
- No patients felt that the assistant’s presence was intrusive. All interviewees thought that HealthPresence would be beneficial in rural or remote areas.
