LG offers a health platform built into its TVs

LG has announced that all of its 2021 and 2022 Smart TVs will be equipped with a health education and telehealth app from the elderly-focused health platform, Independa.

The platform allows users to set up telehealth appointments and get them through TV.

While telehealth visits via apps via smartphones and computers have become normal for many patients during the pandemic, using a TV-sized screen to see a doctor can be beneficial for people with vision problems.

It also makes it easier for clinicians to ask people to stand or show more of their body during the visit. Users are required to create separate accounts with Physician On Demand and Dentist services via the Independa platform.

They are asked to do so through a QR code. Some people may be able to cover their visit with insurance, but most patients currently pay a flat fee of $75 for a dentist call and $55 for a doctor.

This may be an obstacle for some users. Telehealth on-demand programs often do not connect to patients' medical records, which can make it difficult to pass information from those visits back to their regular doctors.

People who enable the Independa Health Hub via LG TVs are also able to send messages and video chat with friends and family members.

And LG integrated notifications directly into the operating systems of TVs. As a result, users who subscribe to the Independa Health Hub continue to receive alerts even if they are not actively using the app.
Independa presents health offers on LG TVs

Users also get free access to a pharmacy benefits plan called Capital Rx, which offers discounts on prescription and video content geared toward seniors.

They can subscribe to a network of health videos and a network of exercise videos for a fee.

Independa is not a monitoring system for seniors. Users can turn off or dismiss notifications. The camera only turns on if someone approves or places a call.

Independa is a platform neutral company, and the company is in touch with other smart TV companies about similar integrations.

However, the company is primarily interested in partners who also integrate notifications directly into the TV. This is to avoid taking an extra step for users.