All 2021 and 2022 LG smart TVs will be equipped with a health education and telehealth app from the senior-focused health platform Independa, the company announced today. The platform will allow users to set up and have telehealth appointments through their TV. From a report: While telehealth visits via apps on smartphones and computers have become normal for many patients during the pandemic, using a TV-sized screen to see a doctor can be helpful for people with eyesight issues, says Kian Saneii, Independa’s founder and CEO. It also makes it easier for doctors to ask people to stand up or show more of their body during the visit. “You can’t hold your phone out far enough to show the right thing,” he says. “Versus on the TV, you can walk around, you can bend your arm — the actual engagement becomes more effective.” Users have to set up separate accounts with the on-demand doctor and dentist services on the Independa platform, and they’re prompted to do so through a QR code. Some people might be able to have their visit covered by insurance, but right now, most patients will pay a flat fee — $75 for a dentist’s call and around $55 for a doctor, Saneii says. That could be a barrier to some users. On-demand telehealth programs also often don’t connect back to patients’ medical records, which could make it difficult to pass information from those visits back to their regular doctors. Further reading: Samsung is Putting NFTs in Its Smart TVs.
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