MobiHealth News August 29, 2019
Boston-based American Well is launching a new patient facing app set to integrate with Epic’s EHR system. The new technology, dubbed the American Well Telehealth Patient app, will be offered within Epic’s App Orchard, an API marketplace.
Patients using the American Well Telehealth Patient app will be able to schedule or request telemedicine appointments through the MyChart platform. Users can also access virtual videos through MyChart.
On the provider side, clinicians can see when a patient has arrived in the waiting room. They can also schedule telemedicine visits and accept patient requests for a visit.
The tool was created to complement the American Well Telehealth Clinical app for acute care, which launched within Epic’s App Orchard in...