The growing practice of prescribing medical devices via telemedicine

There are all kinds of specialist services provided by telemedicine – telepsychiatry, teleradiology, tele-ICU, just to name a few. But there's a unique telemedicine service that has been growing that merits attention: medical device prescriptions via virtual care.

UpScriptHealth specializes in this form of healthcare delivery. Recently, Axena Health – a medical device company focused on female pelvic health – launched telehealth services with UpScriptHealth to connect women with prescribing clinicians who can evaluate their incontinence symptoms and, if appropriate, prescribe the Leva System. With the U.S. experiencing a growing shortage of OB-GYNs, the new telehealth service will allow women to access effective first-line treatment quickly and easily.
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