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CAMP HILL, Pa. — When Rite Aid Corp. officially launched HealthSpot telehealth stations at 25 of its drug stores last July it was a sign of the company’s belief in “telehealth as a health care solution.” However, the kiosks were removed from the Rite Aid stores earlier this year after HealthSpot notified the drug chain late last year that it was ceasing operations.

But Rite Aid has purchased the assets and intellectual property of the bankrupt telehealth kiosk provider, a spokeswoman confirmed earlier this month, after the company won an auction for the HealthSpot assets with a $1.15 million bid.

Rite Aid had announced its partnership with HealthSpot in November 2014, and at the time the company said it planned to pilot the technology in the selected communities.
HealthSpot’s cloud-based telehealth software enables users to interact privately with health care providers in a 40-square-foot kiosk using high-definition videoconferencing and biometric medical devices, including a stethoscope, an otoscope, a pulse oximeter and a magnascope.

Each telehealth station is supported by a trained attendant, and the kiosk features digital sign­age, a check-in touchscreen and a card reader. Patients can access a menu of basic health care services, and a prescription can be created and forwarded to the pharmacy.


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