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Georgia colleges test online health kiosks

December 8, 2016

Georgia Highlands College and eight other University System of Georgia colleges are launching a system wide pilot for LiveHealth Online Kiosks, a live two-way video machine with a board-certified doctor, according to The Rome News Tribune.

Employees and students can see a physician for things like a cough, cold, flu, sinus infection, urinary tract infection and other issues. The doctor can answer questions, check vitals, make a diagnosis, provide treatment and even write a prescription.

The kiosk has a touchscreen and a phone. It also has several attachments, including a forehead thermometer, blood pressure monitor, pulse oximeter, stethoscope, otoscope, derm camera and scale and a hand sanitation center.