# Best Telemedicine Software for Hospitals (2026): 8 Compared > Best telemedicine software for hospitals in 2026: Teladoc, Amwell, Caregility, GlobalMed, Philips, Doximity, VSee, MedConnect on EHR, devices, pricing. [ Back to blog ](/en/blog) # Best Telemedicine Software for Hospitals (2026): 8 Platforms Compared P Promotal MedConnect October 4, 2026 11 min read [Image: Best Telemedicine Software for Hospitals (2026): 8 Platforms Compared] **What is the best telemedicine software for hospitals in 2026?** There is no single best platform: the right choice depends on the hospital program you are running. For virtual nursing and virtual sitting at scale, health systems typically shortlist Teladoc Health (Solo), Caregility and Amwell, all of which state Epic integration. For tele-ICU, Philips eICU and eAcute on eCareManager are built for centralized critical-care surveillance. For telestroke and specialist consults across sites, Teladoc Health, GlobalMed and Amwell are the usual names. For clinician-to-patient phone and video visits, Doximity. For nurse-assisted exams with connected diagnostic devices, VSee, GlobalMed and Promotal MedConnect. This guide compares eight top-rated telemedicine platforms for hospitals on the five things a hospital buying committee actually has to decide: the primary hospital use case, connected device support, EHR integration as stated by the vendor, deployment model and published pricing. It then gives a checklist of the key features of hospital telemedicine software and a practical section on telemedicine integration with the EHR. Every competitor fact was read on the vendor's own public website on October 1, 2026. Where a site did not say something, the table says "Not stated". ## Start with the program, not the vendor "Hospital telemedicine" is really several different products sold under one name. A virtual nursing program puts a camera, microphone and speaker in every patient room so a remote nurse can handle admissions, education and discharges. A tele-ICU program runs centralized surveillance of critically ill patients from bedside-monitor data, with decision support. A telestroke or specialist consult program brings a neurologist, psychiatrist or cardiologist into an emergency department or a smaller hospital, usually on a cart. An assisted-exam program lets a nurse examine an outpatient, a long-term care resident or a patient at a satellite clinic with an ECG, a digital stethoscope and exam cameras while the physician joins remotely. And clinician-to-patient phone or video visits cover follow-up care. Very few platforms are equally strong at all five. The fastest way to a shortlist is to name the one or two programs that will carry most of your volume in the first 12 months and score vendors against those programs only. ## Telemedicine software comparison for hospitals (2026) PlatformPrimary hospital use caseConnected device supportEHR integration statedDeploymentPublished pricing Teladoc Health (Solo)Enterprise virtual care platform for virtual nursing, virtual sitting, telestroke, clinical consults, critical care and AI-enabled monitoring."A single connected device family"; in-room devices connect to existing hospital infrastructure, including hospital TVs. Device models not named on the pages we read.Epic and Oracle Health named, including Epic Toolbox-designated workflows. Standards (HL7, FHIR): Not stated.Not statedNot published AmwellVirtual nursing, specialty consults, scheduled and on-demand visits for providers and health systems.FDA-registered carts with far-end camera control and peripheral integration; TV kits for patient rooms. Peripheral models: Not stated.Epic (App Orchard, single sign-on, MyChart) and Cerner Millennium (embedded) named. HL7, FHIR: Not stated.Not statedNot published Caregility (Connected Care)Virtual nursing, virtual patient observation, virtual visits and consults, tele-ICU.Purpose-built endpoints for high-, medium- and low-acuity units; smart room devices with audio, video and radar; PTZ camera. Exam peripherals: Not stated.Epic (listed in Epic Toolbox, Inpatient Virtual Care; launch from Epic workflows, MyChart Bedside, Rover). Other EHRs, HL7, FHIR: Not stated.Cloud (Caregility Cloud)Not published GlobalMed (eNcounter)Virtual nursing, remote ICU, telestroke, multi-site consult networks; telecardiology, telepsychiatry, teledermatology and other specialties.Carts and stations with 12-lead ECG, ultrasound, auscultation, dermatology imaging and vitals (ClinicalAccess Pro Connect); TotalExam cameras; ClearSteth stethoscope; wall-mounted stations.Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, athenahealth and VA VistA named; HL7, FHIR and DICOM named.Cloud-native, containerized (stated for the VA Enterprise Cloud on AWS)No prices published; pay-per-use, per-encounter or enterprise licensing Philips (eCareManager, eICU, eAcute)Tele-ICU and remote oversight of medical-surgical and step-down units; telemetry central monitoring.Medical device integration platform for bedside and telemetry data. Models: Not stated.Not stated on the pages we readNot statedNot published Doximity (Dialer, Scribe)Clinician-to-patient phone, video and text visits; AI note drafting during Dialer visits.Runs on mobile, desktop and tablet. Medical exam peripherals: Not stated."Epic, Haiku and other integrations available." HL7, FHIR: Not stated.Not statedFree $0; Pro $24/user/month; Enterprise on request VSeeTelemedicine carts, kits, kiosks and a robot; virtual rounding, ICU care, stroke consultation, after-hours care.Plug-and-play stethoscope, otoscope, dermatoscope, single- or 12-lead EKG, ultrasound, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor, spirometer, glucometer.Launch video from the EHR; push or pull notes. EHR vendors and standards: Not stated.Cloud; states a FedRAMP High authorization to operate issued by HHS ASPRFree $0; Plus $29 and Premium $49 per provider/month ($200 setup on Premium); Enterprise, including device integration, on quote Promotal MedConnectNurse-assisted clinical exams: outpatient and satellite sites, long-term care, mobile teams, waiting room and triage, specialist referral.20+ device types by configuration: 12-lead ECG, digital stethoscope, vital signs, spirometry, ultrasound, otoscope and dermatoscope cameras stream live and file to the patient record.In production: GDT (ECG), HL7 2.x (spirometry), FHIR R4 (vital-signs monitors), REST APIs. No Epic or Oracle Health connector claimed; HL7/FHIR interfaces with hospital systems are scoped and quoted per project.Managed cloud, on-premise or hybridFrom $195/month per system; devices and integrations quoted Facts about each vendor were read on its public website on October 1, 2026. "Not stated" means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that it does not exist: verify it with the vendor and ask for a live demonstration. If you represent one of these companies and something is inaccurate, [tell us through the contact form](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/contact) and we will correct and date the update. Brand names belong to their owners. ## How the shortlist changes by hospital program ### Virtual nursing and virtual sitting The real question here is the endpoint fleet: hundreds of rooms equipped, managed remotely and launched from the EHR. Teladoc Health, Caregility and Amwell all describe in-room hardware and Epic integration, and Caregility and Teladoc Health both reference Epic Toolbox. Ask how many rooms one administrator can supervise, how updates are pushed, and what happens when a room's Wi-Fi drops mid-session. ### Tele-ICU and step-down oversight Tele-ICU runs on bedside-monitor data, alerting and a central clinical team. Philips describes eICU and eAcute on eCareManager with a medical device integration platform; Teladoc Health, Caregility, GlobalMed and VSee also list critical care. Verify which monitors are integrated, how often data refreshes, and whether the vendor or your own staff provides the central team. ### Telestroke and specialist consults An emergency neurology consult needs reliable video, a remotely controlled camera and fast access to imaging. Teladoc Health, GlobalMed (which names DICOM) and Amwell cover this case. Time the gap between the page and the specialist on screen during a live test at your busiest hour, not in a vendor demo room. ### Assisted exams with connected devices When the patient is not admitted, at an outpatient clinic, a satellite site, a long-term care facility or at home, the physician needs the physical exam: ECG, auscultation, vital signs and images. GlobalMed and VSee describe carts and kits with peripherals; Promotal MedConnect is built around this case, with a nurse beside the patient. Insist on seeing each reading land in the record, not only on the screen. ### Clinician-to-patient phone and video For follow-ups and on-demand calls, a simple patient experience matters more than devices. Doximity (Dialer) and VSee's entry plans publish their prices, and Amwell also covers scheduled visits launched from the EHR. ## Key features of hospital telemedicine software: a 10-point checklist - **EHR launch in context.** One click from the chart, patient context passed, no second login. Test at least three real workflows: admission, consult and discharge. - **Documentation write-back.** Where do the note, the report and the device readings end up? Ask for a sample HL7 v2 ORU message or FHIR Observation resource, plus the matching PDF. - **The devices you will actually use.** List four to six devices per program and require a live demonstration of each data path into the record. - **In-room camera and audio quality.** A PTZ camera with optical zoom for inpatient rooms, tested at 6 to 10 feet from the bed, and two video streams if you use exam cameras. - **Network resilience.** Test from the weakest Wi-Fi spot on the unit, measure bandwidth per session, and watch behavior under packet loss. - **Identity and access.** SSO over SAML or OpenID Connect, MFA, role-based access and exportable audit logs. - **Security and compliance evidence.** A signed BAA, an ISO 27001 certificate or SOC 2 Type II report, a recent penetration-test summary and a clear data-residency answer. - **Fleet management.** Remote monitoring of endpoints and updates, and a realistic number of devices per administrator. - **Uptime and support in writing.** 99.9% availability allows roughly 8.8 hours of downtime a year; 99.99% allows about 53 minutes. Get the response time for a critical incident in the contract. - **Three-year total cost.** Software subscription, per-room or per-cart hardware, interface fees, interface engine, training and hardware refresh. ## Telemedicine integration with the EHR for hospitals "Integrated with the EHR" can mean five very different levels. Ask each vendor which ones are in production, in writing: - **Launch in context:** the session opens from the chart with the right patient, for example through SMART on FHIR or an EHR vendor's own contextual link. - **Single sign-on:** no second credential for the clinician. - **Document write-back:** visit note, PDF report or ECG returned to the chart (HL7 v2 MDM, FHIR DocumentReference). - **Discrete data:** vitals and results as usable fields (HL7 v2 ORU, FHIR Observation), not only as a PDF. - **Scheduling and orders:** appointments and requests synchronized both ways. What the vendors state publicly: Teladoc Health names Epic and Oracle Health; Caregility is listed in Epic Toolbox; Amwell names Epic and Cerner Millennium; GlobalMed names Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, athenahealth and VA VistA together with HL7, FHIR and DICOM; Doximity names Epic and Haiku; VSee describes launching video from the EHR and pushing notes without naming vendors; Philips does not say on the pages we read. At Promotal MedConnect, standards are in production at the device level (GDT for ECG, HL7 2.x for spirometry, FHIR R4 for vital signs), and interfaces with a hospital EHR are scoped and quoted with your IT team. The [MedConnect telehealth platform page](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/software/telehealth-platform) lists the flows in production. Five questions to ask every vendor: Which levels are live at a customer like us? Who builds and maintains the interface? Do we need an interface engine on our side? What is the usual time from signature to the first validated data flow? What happens when the EHR is upgraded? ## Where MedConnect fits, and where it does not Promotal MedConnect is not a tele-ICU or virtual sitting platform. If your priority is equipping 500 rooms for an Epic-launched virtual nursing program, the platforms built for that job are a better fit. We do not claim a live Epic or Oracle Health connector. MedConnect is built for the assisted clinical exam: a nurse beside the patient and a remote physician who sees and hears the exam. A 12-lead ECG, a digital stethoscope, vital signs, spirometry, ultrasound and exam cameras stream live and attach to the patient record, alongside specialist referral, a network waiting room and a draft note prepared by the Elara assistant for the clinician to review and approve. The same software runs on a [telehealth cart](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/telehealth-cart), a kit or a backpack. Typical hospital uses: outreach clinics, satellite sites, affiliated long-term care facilities, mobile teams and international programs that require on-premise hosting. Checkable facts: software from $195 per month per system, including maintenance and updates; managed cloud, on-premise or hybrid deployment; an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 information security management system; HIPAA-ready, with US deployments under a BAA; typical go-live in two to four weeks depending on sites, devices and integrations. Carts and kits ship with a Windows computer, so any web-based tool your hospital already uses runs on the same station, and connected-device measurements land in the MedConnect consultation. For related comparisons, see our guides to [telehealth platforms for clinical consultations with medical device integration](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/blog-posts/best-telehealth-platforms-clinical-consultations-medical-device-integration) and to [remote patient monitoring and teleconsultation software for hospitals](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/blog-posts/remote-patient-monitoring-teleconsultation-software-hospitals). ## Frequently asked questions **What is the best telemedicine software for hospitals in 2026?** The one that matches your main program. For virtual nursing and virtual sitting, Teladoc Health, Caregility and Amwell state Epic integration. For tele-ICU, Philips eICU and eAcute. For telestroke and specialist consults, Teladoc Health, GlobalMed and Amwell. For clinician-to-patient video, Doximity. For nurse-assisted exams with connected devices, VSee, GlobalMed and Promotal MedConnect. Verify every claim in a live demonstration. **What are the key features of hospital telemedicine software?** EHR launch with patient context, write-back of documentation and device readings to the chart, devices that are actually integrated, a PTZ in-room camera, network resilience, SSO and MFA, a signed BAA and security evidence such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type II, remote fleet management, contractual uptime, and a three-year total cost. **How does telemedicine software integrate with a hospital EHR?** In levels: launch in context, single sign-on, document write-back (HL7 v2 MDM, FHIR DocumentReference), discrete data (HL7 v2 ORU, FHIR Observation) and scheduling sync. Ask which levels are live at a comparable customer and who maintains the interface after EHR upgrades. **Which hospital telemedicine platforms publish their pricing?** As of October 1, 2026: VSee (Free $0, Plus $29, Premium $49 per provider per month), Doximity (Free $0, Pro $24 per user per month) and Promotal MedConnect (from $195 per month per system). Teladoc Health, Amwell, Caregility, GlobalMed and Philips do not publish prices on the pages we read; GlobalMed lists pay-per-use, per-encounter and enterprise licensing models. **Which platforms support connected devices such as a 12-lead ECG and a digital stethoscope?** According to their sites, GlobalMed (12-lead ECG, auscultation, ultrasound), VSee (single- or 12-lead EKG, stethoscope, ultrasound, spirometer) and Promotal MedConnect (12-lead ECG, digital stethoscope, vital signs, spirometry, ultrasound, exam cameras). Amwell states peripheral integration on its carts without naming models. **Can a hospital run more than one telemedicine platform?** Yes, and many do: one platform for in-room virtual nursing, another for assisted exams outside the main campus. MedConnect carts and kits ship with a Windows computer, so the hospital's existing web-based tools run on the same station, while connected-device measurements land in the MedConnect consultation. **Next step:** see how the [MedConnect clinical telehealth platform for hospitals and health systems](https://promotal-medconnect.com/en/software/telehealth-platform) connects assisted exams, connected devices and the patient record, or request a demo built around your own use cases. ## Related articles [ [Image: Best Teleconsultation Software for Healthcare Professionals in 2026: 7 Solutions Compared] Best Teleconsultation Software for Healthcare Professionals in 2026: 7 Solutions Compared 11 min read ](/en/blog-posts/meilleur-logiciel-teleconsultation-2026-comparatif)[ AI medical scribe in telehealth: automatic consultation notes in 4 languages 6 min read ](/en/blog-posts/ai-medical-scribe-telehealth)[ Telehealth platform on-premise vs cloud: what Ministries of Health need to know 8 min read ](/en/blog-posts/telehealth-platform-on-premise-vs-cloud) ## Discover our telehealth solutions [ Telehealth platform Video consultation, AI scribe, patient records ](/en/software/telehealth-platform) [ Telehealth cart Integrated diagnostic devices ](/en/telehealth-cart) [ Diagnostic equipment Connected ECG, stethoscope, dermatoscope ](/en/diagnostic-equipment) ### Ready to discover MedConnect? 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