Best Buy Expands TytoHome Connected Health Program to 300 Stores

After rollout in some Midwest markets (see 1904170003), telehealth platform company Tyto Care said Wednesday it’s expanding its TytoHome program with Best Buy to 300 stores nationally. TytoHome ($299) includes a modular, handheld device and telehealth platform that enables on-demand, remote medical exams designed to replace an in-person doctor visit. The handheld device has attachments for examining the heart, lungs, skin, ears, throat and abdomen; users can send captured data to Tyto Care’s healthcare provider partners to diagnose ear infections, sore throats, fever, cold and flu, allergies, stomachaches, upper respiratory infections, coughs and rashes, said the company. Provider partners are American Well and LiveHealth Online, covering Tyto users nationwide; Ochsner Health System, Louisiana and Mississippi; Sanford Health, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa; and Novant Health, North Carolina. TytoHome is available in stores and on Bestbuy.com and comes with an exam camera, basal thermometer, otoscope adaptor, stethoscope adaptor and tongue depressor adaptor, a spokesperson said. Visits are $59 maximum and, depending on the provider, can be either a live exam while a doctor is connected via smartphone or tablet, or an offline exam, in which users perform exams on their own and send data to the care provider for later review and consultation, she said.