Chubb unit launches telemedicine service

ESIS Inc., the risk management solutions division of Chubb Ltd., said Wednesday that it has added telemedicine to the medical services offered through ESIS NurseLine. 

ESIS NurseLine is a 24/7, telephone service that provide access to registered nurses for work-related injuries. The service will now provide access to medical consultation for primary injury assessment via video conference through smartphone or tablet devices, ESIS said in a statement.

“Our new telemedicine solution further strengthens our NurseLine capability by offering virtual doctor visits when care is needed … We are confident this telemedicine solution will provide clients with added convenience and greater cost savings to better manage their workers compensation programs,” Littleton, Colorado-based Veronica Cressman, vice president of ESIS medical programs said in the statement.