Police partner with company for wellness

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The Atlanta Police Foundation and Sharecare, a digital health company that helps people manage health in one place, recently announced a collaboration to provide Atlanta Police Department personnel with direct, on-demand access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians for real-time COVID-19 screening and testing referrals, according to a news release. Available for free to all Atlanta Police Department sworn officers, Sharecare Virtual Care is a secure telehealth solution that empowers people to safely and conveniently address their urgent health care needs related to COVID-19.

Sharecare Virtual Care is an easyto-use, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution powered by MedCall Advisors and designed to help Atlanta Police Department personnel triage symptoms and connect with a board-certified emergency medicine doctor at their convenience.

Available 24 hours a day via desktop computer, smartphone or tablet, each Sharecare Virtual Care visit starts with a brief “chatbot” screener to triage an officer’s symptoms and assess their likelihood of COVID-19. After completing the screener, sworn officers can instantly connect with a care coordinator – via phone or online – for further triage and to arrange a consultation with a board-certified ER physician, if needed. In addition to enabling each officer to track their current or future symptoms in the Sharecare app, during the Virtual Care visit, the physician can prescribe medications or arrange for same-day COVID-19 testing for the officer, as well as an in-person appointment if further diagnosis or treatment is needed.

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