SONIFI partners with NESA to deliver Epic virtual care to patients [Video]

SONIFI Health, a patient engagement technology company, announced a partnership with NESA, a virtual care technology firm.

The aim of the partnership is to enhance patient care and engagement by utilizing SONIFI Health’s interactive TV system.

NESA’s AI-powered technology is implanted into Epic’s ECAL/CAL virtual care platform. NESA deploys its virtual care technology in hospitals, on wall-mounted displays and mobile carts.

The alliance will allow SONIFI to deliver EHR-based virtual care sessions to interactive televisions in patient rooms. 

Virtual care on SONIFI Health’s interactive TV platform is designed to streamline the process for nurses stationed in centralized command centers where they can perform tasks virtually, such as admissions, rounding, patient observation, remote consultations and discharge preparations. 

“Since the vast majority of patients are already familiar with and using the TV in the room, having virtual care also available there will increase patient adoption, as well as let nurses focus on clinical …