Yorktel FeatherMed is a portable telehealth kit

Yorktel FeatherMed portable telehealth kit

Yorktel announced FeatherMed, a self-contained, clinical portable telehealth kit. Designed to be carried into various remote and home care situations, for emergency or follow-up care with seniors, veterans and chronically ill patients – FeatherMed is also 50 percent lighter and far less bulky than other market offerings.

The device enables HD, encrypted, face-to-face patient consultations using bandwidth as low as 90 kb, compared to 700 kb required by other devices. Moreover, it is compliant with home health care regulations, promising to deliver efficient patient care in “off site” settings away from the hospital or clinic while cutting costs along the way.

“FeatherMed answers the need for delivering higher levels of care which are budget friendly, convenient, compliant and eliminate the complexities of telemedicine and video communications,” James Custer, director of healthcare product solutions at Yorktel, said in a statement. “Speed to care can directly impact patient outcomes, so bringing equipment directly to the patient environment can shorten the time to care, particularly in an emergency situation.”

FeatherMed is available in three variations: Cardiac Kit with stethoscope and electrocardiogram; Clinical Lite with stethoscope, hand-held video system with interchangeable attachments JEDMED Horus Scope; otoscope, general exam and dermascope lenses; and Clinical Kit that adds thermometer, pulsox monitor and blood pressure kit to the Clinical Lite package.

Yorktel is a video communications provider for numerous health systems, Fortune 500 enterprise and federal government agencies; it makes telehealth possible by providing standards-based, encrypted video communications that support interoperability and mobile point-of-care platforms, connecting doctors, specialists and clinicians to patients everywhere. Last year, the company reported 77 percent worldwide growth for the practice.