Telehealth for home health agencies
Home health nurses can use the MedConnect remote exam kit during a home visit so a physician can examine the patient live: the nurse places a vital signs monitor, a 12-lead ECG, an electronic stethoscope and an otoscope or exam camera, and the remote physician joins by secure video and sees every measurement as it is taken. It is telehealth for home health agencies, mobile clinics and community paramedicine programs—operated by a clinician, not by the patient.
The kit is built for one scenario: a nurse is with the patient, the physician is not, and the physician needs more than a phone call to make a decision. MedConnect follows the assisted teleconsultation model, where the on-site clinician acts as the physician's hands—what US programs often call the telepresenter.
Two video streams run at the same time: one shows the patient's face, the other carries the device feed, such as the otoscope or exam camera image. The physician sees the patient and the exam together rather than switching between screens.
The US basic configuration uses FDA-cleared and FDA-registered devices. Each device was checked against the FDA 510(k) and registration databases; the clearance numbers are listed so your compliance team can verify them directly.
| Device | What the physician gets | US regulatory status |
|---|---|---|
| Edan iM3s vital signs monitor | Blood pressure, SpO2, pulse and temperature displayed live during the visit | FDA-cleared, 510(k) K202892 / K233038 |
| Edan SE-1515 12-lead ECG | A 12-lead tracing with the PDF report attached to the consultation automatically. The DX12 wireless acquisition unit avoids a cable run across a living room; DP12 is the USB option | FDA Class II, 510(k) K152427 |
| Riester ri-sonic USB stethoscope | Heart and lung sounds streamed to the remote physician | FDA-cleared, 510(k) K132560 |
| Firefly digital otoscope and exam camera | Ear, throat, skin and wound images on the second video stream | FDA Class I, 510(k)-exempt, FDA-registered |
Agencies with different needs can add or swap devices from our telehealth equipment range. Device manufacturer documentation is available on request.
Home health and mobile clinics move between locations, so the form factor matters as much as the devices.
| Form factor | Best fit | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Portable telehealth kit | Nurse home visits; car-based travel between patients; mobile clinic vans | Set up on a table or bed at each visit |
| Telehealth backpack | Community paramedicine, walk-up visits, homes with stairs or limited parking | Smaller device set than a full kit |
| Telehealth cart | A fixed base such as a clinic, assisted living facility or the van's exam room | Not designed to travel into private homes |
Many programs combine them: kits for field nurses and a cart or fixed telehealth station at the base clinic. See the full kit vs cart comparison.
MedConnect supports both. In a live (synchronous) visit the physician joins during the exam and can ask the nurse to reposition the stethoscope or retake a reading. In a store-and-forward (asynchronous) visit the nurse collects and uploads the exam data and the physician reviews it later. Store-and-forward is useful when physician availability does not match the visit schedule or when a live connection is not practical in the home.
A live exam carries two video streams plus device data, so it needs a dependable connection at the point of care. Homes and rural routes vary widely. Rather than promise a single connection type, we validate connectivity requirements for your service area, devices and visit mix during configuration, and plan store-and-forward as the fallback where live video is not realistic.
A remote exam kit and remote patient monitoring solve different problems. Remote patient monitoring sends readings from devices the patient uses every day so the care team can spot trends between visits. A remote exam kit brings a fuller, clinician-performed exam—ECG, auscultation, otoscopy—into the home so a physician can assess the patient during a visit. Agencies often run both; this page covers the exam.
Consumer home exam devices are designed for patients or parents to use on themselves, often for minor acute complaints. MedConnect is not one of them. It is operated by a nurse, paramedic or other trained clinician, uses a 12-lead ECG and professional devices, and is aimed at home-bound, post-acute and chronically ill patients whose physician needs a reliable exam without a trip to the clinic.
MedConnect is deployed in France and six other countries. In the United States, a customer uses it for at-home consultations in partnership with clinics. The equipment is assembled and configured by Promotal (Groupe ELOI) in Ernée, France.
We configure the kit for your workflow, ship it directly to your agency, train your nurses and physicians remotely and provide remote support afterwards. There is no US distributor and no on-site installation team—the kit is designed to be opened and used by your staff.
Pricing is quote-based. It depends on the number of kits, the device set, the visit modes, integration work and training scope.
Funding a rural program? See our guide to Rural Health Transformation Program telehealth, and our pages for rural hospitals and rural health clinics and FQHCs.
Solution design
Tell us who visits the patient, who joins remotely, how many nurses or vehicles you plan to equip, and which systems the record must reach. We will scope the kit, software and rollout.
A clinician-operated remote exam kit combines secure telehealth software on a laptop or tablet with connected devices: a vital signs monitor, a 12-lead ECG, an electronic stethoscope and an otoscope or exam camera. MedConnect is one such kit: the nurse runs the exam in the home while the remote physician joins by secure video and sees vital signs, ECG, heart and lung sounds and camera images live. The US basic configuration uses FDA-cleared and FDA-registered devices.
The US basic kit uses FDA-cleared and FDA-registered devices. The Edan iM3s vital signs monitor (K202892, K233038), the Edan SE-1515 12-lead ECG (K152427) and the Riester ri-sonic USB stethoscope (K132560) are FDA-cleared. The Firefly digital otoscope and exam camera are Class I, 510(k)-exempt devices that are FDA-registered. Component documentation is available on request.
No. MedConnect is designed to be operated by a nurse, paramedic or other trained clinician who presents the patient to a remote physician. It is not a consumer self-exam device. Patients who need daily measurements between visits are better served by a remote patient monitoring program.
A live visit needs a connection that can carry the video and device streams. Where live video is not practical, the store-and-forward mode lets the nurse collect the exam data and send it for the physician to review later. Connectivity requirements for your service area, devices and workflow are validated during configuration, before anything ships.
Yes. MedConnect is HIPAA-ready and we sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). US customer data is hosted on AWS in the United States (us-east-1), video is end-to-end encrypted, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and Promotal holds ISO 27001:2022 certification.
No. MedConnect does not do billing or claims and does not replace your EHR or home health software. Your agency keeps its existing systems; MedConnect connects to them through its REST API, HL7, GDT and FHIR R4 (vital signs) interfaces. Telehealth coverage and billing rules vary and must be validated by your organization.
We configure the kit, ship it directly to your agency, train your team remotely and provide remote support. We do not use a US distributor or send an on-site installation team.
