Children's Mercy partnership expands rural telemedicine
Children's Mercy will use technology developed by Boise, Idaho-based wireless network company Cradlepoint Inc. to provide a reliable, portable network for telemedicine. As the only free-standing children's hospital between St. Louis and Denver, Children's Mercy uses telemedicine to connect with patients outside of the metropolitan area.
The hospital uses web-based software to support devices including stethoscopes and diagnostic examination cameras remotely. These services require good video quality...