MedWand Rural Health Transformation Program
The Rural Health Crisis
Introducing the MedWand
What the MedWand Does
- Portable, easy-to-use multi-sensor device
- Enables comprehensive virtual care exams
- Validates that a virtual exam is performed
- Integrates seamlessly with EHR and HIE systems
- Supports clinicians in chronic disease management
Driving Rural Health Transformation
Expands access to quality care in under-served areas
Reduces unnecessary travel and hospital strain
Strengthens state-led Rural Health Transformation Programs
Provides scalable, validated, technology-enabled care
Inspires confidence in both patients and providers
How MedWand Aligns with the RHTP Goals
Enabling
Enabling Access to Care: MedWand empowers rural outreach clinics to obtain comprehensive exams remotely enabling visual assessment and examination between clinicians and patients in rural clinics, homes, or community hubs, ultimately reducing the need for travel to distant facilities.
Improving
Improving Health Care Outcomes: Frequent examination and timely remote consultations improve chronic disease management and reduce avoidable ER visits.
Promoting
Promoting Consumer-Facing Technology Driven Solutions: Patients and families can access clinician-directed exams from their community or home, fostering engagement and self-management.
Expanding
Expanding the Rural Health Workforce: Expanding the Rural Health Workforce: Nurses and community-based providers can obtain clinical grade vital measurements in addition to being able to invite a clinician into the assessment from a remote location with MedWand, extending physician reach.
Advancing
Advancing Data & Technological Innovation: MedWand integrates with EHRs and telehealth platforms, providing structured, shareable clinical data for population health and quality improvement.
Eligible Activities Supported by MedWand
Evidence-based interventions for chronic disease prevention/management: MedWand provides objective vital signs and visual assessment capabilities for remote clinician treating chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and cardiac care.
Technology-driven solutions for prevention and management: MedWand transforms standard telehealth into comprehensive remote exams.
Training/technical assistance for technology-enabled solutions in rural hospitals: MedWand provides scalable training programs for nurses, Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers ( RHCs, and FQHC) staff.
Software and hardware for technological advances improving efficiency, patient outcomes, and cybersecurity: MedWand is FDA-cleared, HIPAA-compliant, and designed for secure remote use.
Supporting access to OUD/SUD treatment: MedWand enables comprehensive remote exams of patients in recovery, improving adherence and reducing relapse-related ER visits.
Projects supporting value-based care: By reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and improving chronic disease outcomes, MedWand aligns with RHTP shift to value-based reimbursement.
MedWand Fulfills RHTP in These Ways
- Keeps care local when rural hospitals close
- Brings doctors to patients, overcoming access barriers
- Supports value-based, patient-first care models
- Seamlessly integrates with EHRs and HIEs
- Provides full, comprehensive physical exams
- Enables collaborative, multi-guest visits
- Accessible in English, Spanish, and 10 other languages
- Validates tele-health exams for billing and compliance
- Operates on WiFi or cellular for anywhere deployment
A Call to Action
MedWand Solutions is ready to partner with your state to:
- Modernize rural healthcare delivery
- Support workforce efficiency
- Improve chronic disease management
- Ensure every rural resident has access to high-quality care