Thermometer remote patient monitoring
How to remotely monitor your patients using digital thermometers in real time
During a Video Call consultation, you have the option to remotely monitor a patient using their digital thermometer in real time. Once you launch the Patient Monitoring Device application and instruct your patient to connect their bluetooth enabled thermometer to the Video Call, you will see the results live in the call screen. You have the option to take a screenshot for the patient's record and you can export the data, if desired.
Please see below for instructions regarding supported devices and how to use the Patient Monitoring Device App to connect a patient's Bluetooth enabled device during a Video Call consultation. There is also information regarding browsers and manual entry of results.
Click here for information for your patients.
Information for health service providers
Supported digital thermometers
The following devices have been tested and are working with healthdirect Video Call for remote physiological monitoring.
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iHeath Thermometer PT3
No-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
History available - to share history data into the call, instruct your patient to turn on the thermometer, pair it but not to take their temperature first. If they do take their temperature, only that current reading will come through. |
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TaiDoc TD-1242 Thermometer
No-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
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Viewing and downloading historical data from the iHealth thermometer
Some monitoring devices have the ability to store historical data and this can be accessed during a Video Call. In this way you can view the data from the device to monitor your patient's health. Currently, this has been tested and is working on the iHealth PT3 pulse oximeter. Please use these steps to access the historical data on this device:
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Join your patient in the Video Call and, when ready, click on Apps & Tools and then select The Patient Monitoring application. |
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Next, instruct your patient to click on Click Here to connect to your medical device.
Remind them not to take their temperature. |
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The historical data will be accessed and start sharing into the Video Call.
If you would like live data, press the back to pairing button and the patient needs to pair again and then take their temperature. |
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Quick reference guides and videos for clinicians and patients
Quick Reference Guides for clinicians and patients
These downloadable reference guides provide a quick how-to for remote physiological monitoring:
Quick reference guide for clinicians - digital thermometer
Quick reference guides for patients (please click on the link for the device or computer you are using). The examples in the following guides show Pulse Oximeter information, however connecting is the same process and we will update soon: