Houston's NuPhysicia LLC has Remote Medical Technologies and Services Featured on CNN Hea...( 'Telemedicine takes a new turn. Now y...),Health

'Telemedicine takes a new turn. Now you can see the doctor while you shop.'

HOUSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Early on Christmas morning, CNN ran Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen's feature, "What is Telemedicine?" demonstrating how telemedicine is being used to deliver convenient, affordable, physician-directed healthcare to patients at six area Walmart Supercenters.

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Cohen's piece introduced the audience to the telemedicine technology of NuPhysicia LLC and the physician services offered by the doctors of eCareGroup PLLC. Additionally, Cohen observed patient encounters with Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse and underwent an examination of her own with Dr. Michael J. Davis, both physicians with eCareGroup.

"I think her exam and first-hand observations of Dr. Boultinghouse's patient visits were excellent opportunities for her and her viewers to see the technology and clinic functions up close," said Davis.

Boultinghouse, board-certified in emergency medicine, and Davis, who is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology, have each performed thousands of exams using the same technology and methods. "CNN did an excellent job of portraying our services as a viable solution to the ever burdening issue of access to quality healthcare," said Boultinghouse.

NuPhysicia's remote medical technology uses live, two-way video between the doctor and the patient over secure Internet channels. A uniquely-trained paramedic uses special examination scopes to show in real-time a patient's eyes, ears, nose, throat and skin to the physician examining the patient. A remote stethoscope allows the physician to hear heart, lung, abdomen, and other vascular sounds with diagnostic clarity. The exam is completely conducted b
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