BoneSmart® and MoonlightOrtho are pleased to announce an exciting partnership to provide virtual healthcare for those patients with strains, sprains, tears, and other painful conditions. Many patients today want the ease and convenience found in telehealth applications. Although it’s true that the fastest-growing telehealth services are for simple conditions, orthopaedics is ripe for leveraging the technology to improve patient convenience. Imagine if patients who are in pain or wearing a cast didn’t need to drive (or have someone drive them) to the office for what is often a 10-minute visit. The incision check or mobility assessment could be done on a tablet or mobile device in the comfort of the patient’s home or workplace.
BoneSmart is the largest joint replacement community in the world. More than 2.5 million unique users come to BoneSmart.org each year looking for information about joint replacement, in addition to searching for the orthopaedic surgeons that perform them.
The site offers joint replacement candidates and patients:
- Information about hip, knee, and shoulder replacement surgery options, implants, and technologies as well as pre- and post-operative planning.
- Access to the world’s largest online joint replacement patient support forum, staffed with over a dozen dedicated moderators.
- Ability to find orthopaedic surgeons who perform joint replacement.
- Access to the site can be found at www.BoneSmart.org/telemedicine
MoonlightOrtho has developed a low-cost subscription service in the cloud that can help even the smallest medical practice offer telehealth to their patients. The application adds significant benefits to the orthopedic practice, including:
- Decreased patient wait times.
- Improved patient volumes.
- Increased patient satisfaction.
- Improved access to care.
- Improved patient-provider communication.
- Eliminated travel costs.
“BoneSmart is excited about this collaboration which brings OrthoLive’s virtual healthcare platform to our patient community,” said Mark Sacaris, CEO, BoneSmart, LLC.
“MoonlightOrtho is excited about this partnership which brings our board-certified physicians and exceptional application to BoneSmart’s robust patient community,” said Mike Greiwe, MD, CEO, MoonlightOrtho.
ABOUT MOONLIGHTORTHO
MoonlightOrtho was founded in 2016. The company’s mission is to improve the lives of patients and providers through its outstanding telemedicine and telecommunications platform.
MoonlightOrtho focuses on simplicity, quality and convenience for patients. Through its HIPAA-compliant mobile application, patients may share x-rays and their medical history with their physician to conveniently gain insight into their musculoskeletal problems. Patients and providers can communicate via text or video using MoonlightOrtho’s unique platform. MoonlightOrtho has been integrated into electronic health record systems, is being utilized for worker’s compensation claims, second opinion consultation, and post-operative and recheck patient care activities.
ABOUT BONESMART
BoneSmart.org is the award-winning website for a public-awareness and patient advocacy organization for joint replacement patients. BoneSmart is part of The Foundation for the Advancement in Research in Medicine, Inc. (FARM) and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit organization, supported by donations and underwriting from corporate partners.
BoneSmart is dedicated to raising awareness about the latest joint replacement options, fostering a supportive community through the world’s largest joint replacement forum where members can share experiences, knowledge, and stories.
BoneSmart produces the annual Joint Replacement Awareness Day® program to bring together the global joint replacement community through the JointAwareDay.org website.
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Media Contact:
Mark Sacaris
Mark@bonesmart.org
(760) 815-6474
Mike Greiwe
mikegreiwe@ortholive.com
(513) 479-9102