What is a hub site?

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What is a hub site?

In telemedicine, the hub site is the location where specialty or consultative services originate. It’s the central node equipped with the needed telemedicine technology, clinicians, and support staff who provide expert input to remote sites. The hub coordinates the session and often houses the specialists who are delivering the consultation. That’s why the patient’s home or a data center don’t fit as the hub: the home is typically a patient site (a spoke) receiving the service, and a data center stores records rather than delivering live specialty consultations. A primary care clinic is usually a spoke site that connects to the hub for specialist input, rather than being the origin of the specialty service itself.

In telemedicine, the hub site is the location where specialty or consultative services originate. It’s the central node equipped with the needed telemedicine technology, clinicians, and support staff who provide expert input to remote sites. The hub coordinates the session and often houses the specialists who are delivering the consultation.

That’s why the patient’s home or a data center don’t fit as the hub: the home is typically a patient site (a spoke) receiving the service, and a data center stores records rather than delivering live specialty consultations. A primary care clinic is usually a spoke site that connects to the hub for specialist input, rather than being the origin of the specialty service itself.

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