The InTouch teleconferencing robots in place throughout Saint Joseph Health System are being utilized for supplemental rounds, patient education and now specialist consults. In August, the first consult from a specialist occurred when Dr. Alam Khan, a neurologist based in London, Kentucky, consulted on an inpatient at
Saint Joseph - Martin who showed symptoms of a stroke. Dr. Khan has since then seen several more patients at Saint Joseph - Martin.
Other TeleHealth Consult Services, including TeleCardiology and TeleNeonatology, are online or in the planning stages using the InTouch “Remote Presence” technology. Additionally, diabetes educators at the Saint Joseph Diabetes and Nutrition Center in Lexington are providing TeleDiabetes consults throughout Saint Joseph Health System.
