Here are six key notes:
1. Providers can schedule HIPAA-compliant video consults with each other or make themselves available for on-demand consults.
2. The TouchCare app allows providers to connect with patients via face-to-face video calls.
3. TouchCare is available for any iOS or Android device.
4. Connected users can schedule and perform secure video appointments with each other, with no change in clinical work flow.
5. The product update also includes improved email and in-app appointment confirmation notifications to further ensure security and keep schedules intact.
6. Read our interview about mobile health with Kevin J. Biese, MD, MAT, assistant professor of emergency medicine and internal medicine and residency program director at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.
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