The Journal of mHealth Vol 1 Issue 2 (Apr 2014) | Page 12

Industry News

HealthSpot Teams with
MedAvail Technologies to Offer
Comprehensive Telehealth
Platform for Consumers
HealthSpot™, a pioneer in patient and
provider driven healthcare technology,
have announced a strategic partnership
with MedAvail Technologies Inc., an
innovative company that created the
MedAvail MedCenter™ telepharmacy
kiosk. This collaboration will enable
HealthSpot station locations to provide
high-quality, accessible pharmacy services in addition to acute care telehealth
services, in locations where there is no
retail pharmacy, such as employer sites
and community locations.
As HealthSpot stations deploy in convenient locations across the country,
consumers will have more immediate options to receive quality healthcare and have their pharmaceutical
needs met quickly and efficiently. The
HealthSpot station - a private, walk-in
kiosk that enables patients’ immediate access to medical diagnostics from
board-certified doctors via high-defini-

tion videoconferencing and interactive,
digital telehealth tools, could now be
co-located with a MedAvail MedCenter
telepharmacy kiosk, which is currently
in pilot phase at locations in Illinois.
The MedCenter could support the
dispensing of prescription drugs and
over-the-counter medications through
live, two-way conferencing with a
pharmacist after a visit with a provider
inside the HealthSpot station. At the
completion of the Healthspot visit,
the provider has the ability to send an
e-prescription to the MedAvail MedCenter for fulfilment. This combination of services becomes a comprehensive telehealth platform that offers the
ultimate in convenience and accessibility for consumers.
“HealthSpot is dedicated to increasing
accessibility while creating a truly integrated healthcare experience for the

consumer. This experience means being
able to receive care from a provider and
then easily be able to fill the prescribed
meds after the visit and consult with a
pharmacist if needed. MedAvail allows
consumers to get pharmacy services in
non-pharmacy locations and is the perfect addition to HealthSpot’s platform
for extended reach of convenient,
affordable healthcare across the country,” said Steve Cashman, founder and
CEO, HealthSpot.
“The cooperation we have with
HealthSpot will have a significant positive impact on accessibility and health
outcomes for consumers,” said Ed Kilroy, CEO of MedAvail Technologies.
“We believe innovative telehealth solutions like HealthSpot have a consumercentric edge that pairs well with our
vision to bridge the gap for consumers
needing pharmacy services.” 

Pilot Health Tech NYC 2014
Launches!
The New York City Economic Development Corporation, in partnership
with Health 2.0, have announced the
launch of Pilot Health Tech NYC 2014,
a program that provides $1,000,000 in
funding to innovative projects that pilot
new health technologies in New York
City. The program seeks to match earlystage health or healthcare technology
companies (‘innovators’) with

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key NYC healthcare service organisations and stakeholders (‘hosts’), including hospitals, physician clinics, payers,
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