A common question in healthcare facilities is: “Hey, can you come over here and look at this?”
Pristine, an eHealth startup developed a solution for this probem.
Pristine’s flagship product, called EyeSight, streams near-real time audio and video from Glass to authorized iOS devices, Android devices, Macs, and PCs so that, among other uses, wound care nurses can transmit point-of-view video to a physician; emergency responders can send relevant video and information to hospital staff who are preparing to treat the patient; and surgeons can send a livestream of a surgery from their point of view to residents, fellows, and surgeons at other medical centers.
For confidentiality reasons Pristine removed Glass’ integration with Google+, Gmail, Maps, Search, and other apps before deploying it into patient care environments, which according to the company makes Glass “a controlled, HIPAA compliant, enterprise appliance”.
The Pristine-modified Google Glass also isn’t connected to the internet — it just streams live, encrypted video and audio directly to a receiver.
The Pristine-modified Google Glass also isn’t connected to the internet — it just streams live, encrypted video and audio directly to a receiver.
The service is now used at more than 20 locations across the US. Clients of Pristine include Brown University and University of California Irvine. At UC Irvine, not only will doctors use the device, but students will also be able to try out the program as part of their schooling.A Rhode Island Hospital has begun a feasability study using Pristine and Google Glass to provide dermatology consultations to patients in the emergency room.
