A New York health care system is using video calling to allow providers to check in with patients on video, rather than in person. It reduces providers' exposure to coronavirus, and could also cut down on the use of vital personal protective equipment.
New York Video calling has, for many, been key to staying connected with friends, family and coworkers as coronavirus forces people to stay apart. Now, the technology is being used to connect health care providers and patients in hospitals.
Northwell Health, a New York health care system, is expanding a program to outfit coronavirus patients' rooms with Amazon Echo Shows, two-way video calling devices that allow providers to check in with patients on video, rather than in person. The tool helps reduce providers' exposure to the virus. It could also cut down on the use of vital personal protective equipment at a time when the nation's stockpile of protective equipment has been largely depleted.
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