The study, conducted by Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel and Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine, evaluates the functionality of TytoCare’s telehealth technology. TytoCare exams use a handheld device to remotely transmit ear, throat, lung, skin, heart and temperature data to an off-site physician for remote diagnosis.
The researchers identified 137 children between the ages of 2 and 18 years old who were seeking care from the emergency department of a tertiary care facility. Patients were examined by an on-site physician, who used conventional examination tools, and by an off-site physician, who used TytoCare.
The study found that the results from the two physicians were in “good to excellent agreement” for all exams.
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