STRATEGIC PARTNERS
December 12, 2017
NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens are collaborating to bring convenience through new telemedicine services, now available through Walgreens digital properties and at self-service kiosks at select Duane Reade drugstores in New York.
NewYork-Presbyterian is offering the telemedicine services as part of its NYP OnDemand suite of digital health services.
The first NewYork-Presbyterian NYP OnDemand kiosk is currently available at the Duane Reade location at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan, with additional locations expected to open in 2018.
The kiosks, located in private, secure rooms inside the stores, offer instant examination, diagnosis and treatment of non-life threatening illnesses and injuries. With the touch of a button, patients can reach board certified Weill Cornell Medicine emergency medicine physicians, who provide exams through a high definition, video conference connection. At the end of the examination, if the physician writes a prescription, it can be instantly sent to the patient's preferred pharmacy. Pediatric emergency medicine physicians will also be available to provide care during more limited hours.
The kiosk experience is further enhanced with medical devices to provide information to the physician during the virtual visit. These include a forehead thermometer that measures temperature with a gentle swipe of the forehead, a blood pressure cuff to measure blood pressure and a pulse oximeter that measures the amount of oxygen in the body. A dermascope, which allows the provider to see a high resolution view of skin conditions, is also available.
