Extending the reach of healthcare
Today’s medical professionals want to harness the power of Vidyo™ for high-quality video communication for telemedicine, patient care, investigative research and other programs. Vidyo eliminates the access, performance and cost issues of traditional systems that require expensive MCU equipment and dedicated QoS networks. Welcome to new world of video communications and collaboration with amazing quality, broad accessibility and unprecedented affordability, with Vidyo™ solutions for healthcare.
Vidyo provides hospitals, specialized medical centers and physician clinics with low latency telepresence-quality video conferencing from any mobile, desktop or room-based endpoint over the Internet. Central to the VidyoConferencing™ system is Vidyo’s patented Adaptive Video Layering Architecture, which leverages the reach and availability of the Internet to connect healthcare professionals their with patients.
Vidyo delivers end-to-end encryption, provides HIPAA-compliant security, and easily integrates into existing healthcare environments with support for a variety of medical devices and interoperability with existing conferencing infrastructure. The Vidyo™ for Healthcare Solution includes the industry’s richest and most versatile video collaboration platform with an Application Programming Interface (API) and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to video-enable third party medical devices such as cart systems and smart rooms.
Vidyo for Healthcare Applications: 
Patient physician consultations
Because Vidyo conferencing for telemedicine works on a variety of devices and enables diverse endpoints to be connected into the same call over available networks, remote physician consultation solutions are now a reality within the reach of all medical care providers. Vidyo’s easy to deploy, easy to use platform for telemedicine, gives physicians the ability to integrate remote patient consultation into their practice naturally and efficiently, without having to alter the way they work.
Remote patient diagnostics
By utilizing a remote patient conference, patients without easy access to a health provider, can receive timely, high quality care from a remote specialist or medical facility. In turn, specialists can provide care to a greater number of remote patients through the use of a Vidyo conference.
Remote surgical consult
Vidyo’s latency-free, hd-quality video conferencing makes it an ideal tool for remote surgery where clarity of detail and error-free interaction between multiple participants is a necessity. At resolutions of up to 1440p, Vidyo delivers better than broadcast quality video necessary for accurate assessment and diagnosis.
Telestroke and teleneurology
Vidyo’s ability to deliver a high quality video conference anywhere, any time, makes it an ideal choice for telestroke solutions where a timely response is required when lives are at stake.
Behavioral health
Vidyo’s life-like quality makes patients and doctors feel like they are working face-to-face in the same room. This is vital for behavioral teletharapy where the success of the treatment depends in large part on the quality of the connection between the patient and the treating clinician.
Tele-home care and home health care
With home health monitoring, elderly patients and patients with mobility challenges can now have access to specialty care without leaving their homes.
Remote consultations: physician-specialist
Remote video consultation is a dramatic new means to help patients and hospitals access remote specialists and engage their expertise to determine the course of treatment.
Resident and Intern training and education
Training via video conferencing opens up new possibilities for residents and interns by exposing the would-be physicians to a greater variety of cases and treatment scenarios across geographically dispersed medical facilities and organizations.
Patient-family member interaction and collaboration
Thanks to Vidyo, families who cannot be physically present at the hospital can monitor their love ones’ progress, attend procedures, consult treating physicans, and take part in key decisions effecting the treatment of their family members.
Geriatric home health care
Thanks to Vidyo for telemedicine solutions, elderly patients can benefit from regular in home health monitoring by their physician. Using Vidyo, physicians can interface with nursing staff at remote geriatric homes, receive up-to-the-minute updates on patients’ condition, and provide in-depth remote consults.
Continued Nursing and Medical Education
Healthcare professionals need access to consistent and frequent professional development. Healthcare providers need training to maintain their credentials and to stay abreast of the latest advancements in their chosen fields. Patients will receive better care when their healthcare providers are able to receive the best professional development available.
Health Education and Outreach
Health education and outreach for preventative care is an essential component in a well-rounded healthcare system. The better informed people are of challenges and risks to basic health and the appropriate steps to maintain good health, the more likely they are to follow. Healthy citizens are more productive and their healthcare costs are lower. The best outreach programs cover a wide variety of topics and are easily accessible.
Care to Non-Traditional Locations
Greater access to healthcare services and education can be limited by any number of factors. The ability to deliver these services in non-traditional locations can go a long way to meeting the needs of diverse and under-served populations. With video communication, you can reach more people and reduce their anxiety when faced with a healthcare system that can be difficult to understand. Bringing needed services and education within the reach of those in need improves health, reduces overall costs and helps communities thrive.
Specialty Care and Consultants
Many patients in need of access to specialty care are unable to travel to see the specialist as often as is necessary for effective treatment. This is exacerbated in cases where a patient with complex medical issues needs access to multiple specialists. Rural clinics also need access to specialists in order to provide the continuum of care necessary to treat patients effectively.
Triage & Disaster Response
When disaster strikes – natural or manmade, a coordinated and comprehensive response is critical to saving lives and protecting citizens. Disaster response requires extensive planning and training, expert triage, real-time assessment, interoperable communications and a strong partnership with area hospitals and trauma centers. All responders must be able communicate and coordinate services quickly and effectively. Connecting with the right healthcare providers, from planning to recovery, is critical to saving lives.
Chronic Disease Management
Chronic disease management requires frequent interaction among patients, primary care providers, specialists, and other community resources. If ongoing care and support is easily accesible, affordable, and responsible, patients are more likely to remain with in management program and keep the disease in check.
Behavioral and Mental Health
Behavioral and Mental Health is as important as traditional health care and is extremely well suited for video conferencing. E-Therapy and tele-mental health are both terms that refer to this type of healthcare.
Funding Information Services for Healthcare Have a project that demands Vidyo but not sure how to fund it? Vidyo’s Funding Information Services team can review your project requirements and help identify potential funding sources and assist you through the application process. Contact us at fis@vidyo.com if you’re interested in learning more about grants and your funding options.
