Tele-ID Services
AmplifyMD’s Tele Infectious Disease (Tele-ID) services provide hospitals and clinics with infectious disease specialist expertise to address complex cases efficiently and effectively. Our Tele-ID programs support inpatient care, outpatient clinics, and infection prevention efforts, helping to optimize antibiotic use, reduce patient transfers, and improve clinical outcomes.
Hospitals of all sizes can benefit from AmplifyMD’s Tele-ID services, which integrate seamlessly into existing workflows to enhance care coordination and operational efficiency. Whether supplementing existing coverage or providing new access to infectious disease expertise, AmplifyMD’s Tele-ID solutions are designed to improve patient access and outcomes.
AmplifyMD brings expert infectious disease care to your hospital virtually.
Our integrated virtual solutions enhance infection management, support antibiotic stewardship, and improve patient outcomes across care settings.
Our Tele-ID programs result in:
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Our impact
400+
Active programs
50
State footprint
220,000+
Consults annually
Expert Tele Infectious Disease services
We’re here to meet your health system’s Tele Infectious Disease needs. AmplifyMD offers a full suite of Tele-ID specialist solutions, ensuring seamless coverage across care settings.
Inpatient
consults & rounding
Antibiotic
stewardship
Infection
control support
Outpatient
Tele-ID clinics
Case study
Piedmont Healthcare partnered with AmplifyMD to enhance infectious disease support in their ED, ICU, IMCU, and med-surge units across multiple locations.
95%
of patients treated avoided a transfer
to another acute care hospital
Tele-ID frequently asked questions
Tele Infectious Disease, or Tele-ID, is a specialized type of telemedicine that brings remote consultations, diagnostics, and care from infectious disease specialists to patients experiencing a wide range of infections. Tele-ID breaks down geographic barriers and overcomes physician shortages, allowing patients to receive specialized care in their local hospital or clinic. By improving access to services, Tele Infectious Disease programs can enhance clinical and financial outcomes for healthcare organizations while ultimately improving the quality of care delivered locally.
Each implementation timeline will vary, but AmplifyMD’s Tele Infectious Disease program is designed to have a short implementation window, potentially going live in as little as a few weeks.
AmplifyMD is a hardware-agnostic platform that allows hospitals to choose the technology that best suits their needs. Our customers use a variety of hardware configurations for Tele-ID – from free-standing traditional telehealth carts to Smart TVs to tablets and PCs.
Tele-ID programs can address a wide range of cardiac conditions, offering timely, expert care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Common reasons for a Tele-ID consult include:
- Sepsis
- Pneumonia
- Antibiotic/antifungal recommendations
- Bone and joint infections, including osteomyelitis
- Bacteremias
- Surgical site infections
- Wound care issues (diabetic ulcers, abscesses, etc.)
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Cellulitis
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS
- MRSA
- Rare infections/diseases
- Antibiotic-resistant infections
Tele-ID physicians can also lead or support antibiotic stewardship, infection control initiatives, and employee health and safety support.
Hospitals and health systems adopting a Tele-Infectious Disease program can experience clinical and operational improvements. Some key benefits include:
- Improved antibiotic stewardship to combat resistance and optimize treatment
- Reduced patient transfers to other facilities for infectious disease management
- Shorter length of stay for patients with infectious conditions
- Enhanced infection prevention efforts and care coordination across departments
- Expanded access to board-certified infectious disease specialists
- Increased provider satisfaction and reduced burnout for on-site teams
- Lower costs associated with patient transfers, recruiting, and locum coverage
AmplifyMD’s Tele-ID platform further enhances these benefits by integrating seamlessly with EHRs and existing hospital workflows, making ID consultations easy to access, fast, and efficient.
Yes, AmplifyMD’s Tele-ID specialists can provide expert support for antibiotic stewardship and infection control, including collaboration with hospital teams, optimization of appropriate antibiotic use, and implementation of effective infection prevention strategies. In addition, a Tele-ID specialist can support employee health by assisting with HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for needlestick exposures, cuts, splashes, punctured gloves, etc.
Yes. Many health systems use the AmplifyMD virtual care platform to optimize infectious disease services with their own network of infectious disease specialists. The Tele-ID platform helps standardize quality outcomes and improves hub-and-spoke Tele-ID efficiencies.
“With virtual ID support, we have been able to keep more patients, diagnose and discharge them faster, and avoid unnecessary tests and treatments.“
-CMO, 130-bed hospital