BOSTON, June 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Well®, a leading U.S. telehealth company, today
announced it is working with Cisco Systems to extend care delivery
from hospitals and health systems into the home. For this
initiative, the companies will leverage their respective expertise
in healthcare infrastructure and collaboration technology, to
transform the telehealth options currently available to elder
patients. Initial plans include converting in-home television sets
into American Well patient CarePoints for broad based, telehealth
care delivery.
"Telehealth is quickly becoming an effective way for Americans
to get access to urgent care. While this revolution continues, a
new breed of telehealth is emerging. This one will go the other
way, empowering doctors and nurses to use technology to knock on
our door and visit us at home regularly. This will allow healthcare
that previously warranted hospital admission or facility stay to
take place in the home, where so many of us prefer to be.
Importantly, telehealth will allow us, and our elders, to expect a
longer, safer and more graceful aging, in our homes," said Roy
Schoenberg, MD, MPH, CEO at American Well. "A new age is
upon us, and we couldn't be more excited to lay its cornerstone
today with Cisco."
The companies will focus initial collaborative efforts on
transforming in-home television sets into a modality for telehealth
to benefit and advance elder care. This focus comes on the heels of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement
to expand telehealth access and coverage in Medicare Advantage (MA)
plans, which accounts for approximately one-third, or 20 million,
of Medicare beneficiaries.
"Our collaboration technology and the innovation we're driving
throughout our portfolio will translate into truly personalized and
amazing experiences for telehealth patients, especially the elder
population who are often severely limited in their access to
traditional medical care," said Amy
Chang, Senior Vice President/GM, Cisco Collaboration.
"Together with American Well, Cisco is committed to transforming
how people receive quality healthcare. Technology and
infrastructure will help collapse the space between home and
medical professionals so our senior population can receive the
medical care they deserve."
As part of the latest ruling from CMS, Medicare Advantage
members will have more access to virtual care visits. Broader
reimbursement for telehealth services will begin in January 2020. See additional details on the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Provisions here.
For more information on American Well's telehealth product line,
visit: https://www.americanwell.com/solution-overview/
For more information on Cisco's collaboration technology
portfolio, visit:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collaboration/index.html
About American Well
American Well is a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally, connecting and
enabling providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to deliver
greater access to more affordable, higher quality care. American
Well believes that digital care delivery will transform healthcare.
The Company offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all
telehealth needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, as well
as chronic care management and healthy living. With over a decade
of experience, American Well powers telehealth solutions for over
130 health systems comprised of 2,000 hospitals and 55 health plan
partners with over 7,000 employers, covering over 150 million
lives. For more information, please
visit AmericanWell.com.
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