Innovation

Building the category beyond video-only telehealth.

Ambulant+ advances Contactless Medicine by combining connected clinical devices, home diagnostics, pharmacy fulfilment, care logistics, eRx adherence intelligence, fertility-support signals and governance-aware programme insight into one operating layer.

Contactless Medicine thesis
Objective signal
Vitals, auscultation, otoscopy and longitudinal wearable signals.
Operational continuity
Diagnostics, medication fulfilment and patient navigation.
Governed intelligence
Programme visibility without inappropriate disclosure.
The platform is designed to support clinician-led care. It does not replace emergency services, professional judgement or in-person assessment where clinically required.
Innovation pillars

The operating model that makes Contactless Medicine credible.

Ambulant+ is not positioned as ordinary video consultation. The innovation is in the combination of objective device signals, real-world healthcare operations and governed digital infrastructure.

Four-device contactless clinical context

Ambulant+ is designed around four defined device pathways — Health Monitor, Digital Stethoscope, HD Otoscope and NexRing — so remote care can be supported by objective signals rather than video conversation alone.

eRx-to-adherence intelligence

Electronic prescriptions can flow into medication reminders, camera-supported verification, adherence trends and adherence scoring to help patients and care teams understand medicine continuity.

NexRing-supported fertility intelligence

Lady-centre fertility support is designed to move beyond calendar-only estimation by using temperature variation against an individual baseline where NexRing signals are available.

Multi-user clinical sessions

Couples, parents, caregivers and multiple clinicians can join structured virtual sessions from different locations where the care context requires shared attendance.

Medical-aid preflight verification

Real-time payment-status and medical-aid readiness checks can help reduce failed journeys before care workflows proceed.

Governance-aware intelligence

InsightCore connects programme visibility, operational reporting and care-pathway signals without weakening privacy, consent or patient-level disclosure boundaries.

Four-device model

Virtually approximating the missing parts of a physical check.

Video-only telehealth can be clinically limited when it depends heavily on self-reported symptoms. Ambulant+ is designed to make remote care more clinically informative by pairing clinician-led consultation with defined device-supported workflows.

Health Monitor for blood pressure, SpO₂, temperature, glucose, heart rate and ECG workflows.

Digital Stethoscope for heart and lung auscultation capture, playback and clinical review.

HD Otoscope for supported remote ear-imaging capture and review.

NexRing for longitudinal signals such as sleep, readiness, recovery and fertility-relevant temperature variation.

Regulatory horizon

Built for the limitations of video-only care.

South Africa’s telehealth framework has evolved significantly since the COVID-19 period. Ambulant+ does not frame remote care as a shortcut around clinical standards. The thesis is that remote care should be strengthened with objective signals, governed workflows, escalation boundaries and professional clinical judgement.

Beyond self-reporting

Consultations can be supported by device signals and structured patient context.

Beyond isolated scripts

eRx can connect into medication reminders, verification and adherence patterns.

Beyond solo video rooms

Care sessions can include partners, caregivers, parents and multi-specialty clinicians.

Beyond blind payment journeys

Medical-aid readiness checks can run before avoidable failed workflows.

Ecosystem engagement

Developing Contactless Medicine with serious ecosystem participation.

Ambulant+ positions Contactless Medicine as a healthcare-infrastructure category requiring clinical, engineering, academic, payer, insurance, wellness and skills-development participation.

National engagement around the development of Contactless Medicine in South Africa.

Biomedical engineering engagement, including SAIEE Biomedical Engineering Chapter participation as identified by the Ambulant+ team.

Academic and technical workstreams, including University of Johannesburg engagement as identified by the Ambulant+ team.

Insurance, wellness, technology and skills-development ecosystem engagement, including iTOO/Hollard, Momentum Multiply and MICT SETA references identified by the Ambulant+ team.

Clinical boundary

Ambulant+ supports care workflows; it does not replace emergency services or clinician judgement.

Operational continuity

MedReach, CarePort and InsightCore connect care actions beyond the consultation window.

Infrastructure category

The goal is not another app, but a governed operating layer for contactless care.

Secure platform access

Enter the right Ambulant+ workspace.

Ambulant+ separates public information from protected workspaces, giving patients, clinicians, pharmacies, diagnostics teams, clients and administrators a role-appropriate route into the platform.