Southwest health system deploys Stat Doctors for online non-emergency care

Scottsdale Healthcare, a community-based nonprofit health system in Scottsdale, Ariz., is offering e-health service company Stat Health's Stat Doctors as a supplemental health and wellness tool for Scottsdale Healthcare's employees and their covered dependents.

Scottsdale Healthcare operates three hospitals, a cancer center and several ambulatory care facilities with approximately 10,000 enrolled in its employee medical plan.

Stat Doctors offers online care from a physician for non-emergency minor illnesses or conditions. The service combines the internet and technologies including single sign-on, EHRs, e-prescribing and videoconferencing to bring patients a virtual house call for treating minor medical indents, the Scottsdale-based Stat Health stated.