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36 CIO / HEALTH IT The Difference Is In Our Craft. At NCH Heart Institute, expert craft is at the heart of what matters most. With nearly 25 years of experience, our innovative, renowned cardiac team is committed to delivering a positive patient experience and is the leading reason why NCH ranks among the top 5% in the nation for quality cardiac care. At the HEART of what matters most. NCHheart.com Seeing a physician could be as easy as turning on the TV By Georgina Gonzalez S enior healthcare platform Independa will equip each 2021 and 2022 LG television with a telehealth app and health education platform, The Verge reported Jan. 4. The Independa app will represent the first telehealth ser- vice to be offered on LG TVs and will provide an interac- tive interface that includes 24/7 access to a professional telehealth provider. The hub is geared toward the elderly. Conducting telemedicine video calls through a TV may be more helpful for both patients with vision issues as well as physicians as it provides more room for movement. "You can't hold your phone out far enough to show the right thing. Versus on the TV, you can walk around, you can bend your arm — the actual engagement be- comes more effective," Independa CEO Kian Saneii told The Verge. n Epic integrates MapQuest to help patients find providers By Naomi Diaz E pic selected acquisition marketing platform System1's MapQuest Business-to-Business service to help pa- tients reach healthcare providers. In a Jan. 11 press release, System1 announced Epic will combine its EHR system with MapQuest's location and mapping services to help patients find healthcare providers nearby. MapQuest will also help home health providers find their destinations and help analysts look at care equity. Epic hopes this collaboration will bring convenient, efficient and equitable care. The company is working to bring the mapping, routing and location-aware analytics enhancements to Epic suites. Epic did not state in the Jan. 11 press release when these en- hancements would be included in its software. n