VGo Telepresence Robot Used To Reduce Hospital Readmissions

The VGo telepresence robot, developed and marketed by VGo Communications, Inc., is being used as a tool to reduce hospital readmission rates by a variety of health care organizations. The entities using VGo include hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health provider organizations. The VGo can be placed in the patient’s home to facilitate communication between patient and the professional overseeing care. In institutional deployments, the VGo is placed at the facility to facilitate consultations between facility staff and a physician. The VGo robot is a mobile audio/visual wireless communication unit. It stands about four-feet in height . . .