A device called RxBox has become an important tool for the practice of telemedicine. The RxBox is a telemedicine device developed by the University of the Philippines Manila and supported by the DOH and the Department of Science and Technology. It captures medical signals through built‐in medical sensors and has several capabilities such as functioning as a blood pressure and pulse rate monitor, pulse oximeter, and temperature sensor.51 National Telehealth Center. (2014). RxBox: Advancing Community Healthcare 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2020, from https://telehealth.ph/project‐rxbox/
 Primarily used in isolated and disadvantaged communities nationwide, it is able to store data in an electronic medical record, and transmit this information via internet to a clinical specialist at regional government hospitals including PGH, the doctors from which can then offer expert advice. By facilitating teleconsultations within the National Telehealth Service Program, the RxBox can reduce the overall cost of healthcare by enabling healthcare workers to diagnose, monitor and treat patients within the rural healthcare facility, using medical sensors inside the box.52 Ibid.
As part of an initiative of the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology to respond to the pandemic, devices are being installed at PGH. The RxBox is now being developed to have telemetry capability, which means being able to connect with a dashboard at the nurses’ station where vital signs can be read. The device therefore allows for remote monitoring that minimizes risks associated with the proximity of healthcare workers to patients with communicable diseases. The installation of 100 RxBox devices at PGH as a response to the COVID‐19 pandemic will significantly improve access by people in remote locations to health care and information.53 Macan, J.G. (2020, April 1). PGH to Use DOST's RxBox for COVID‐19 In‐patient Monitoring. Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/index.php/news/6527‐pgh‐to‐use‐dost‐s‐rxbox‐for‐covid‐19‐in‐patient‐monitoring
, 54 Sambatyon, E. (2020, April 4). UP and DOST‐developed RxBox Vital Signs Monitor for COVID‐19 Patients Now in Use at Philippine General Hospital. Good News Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from https://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/up‐and‐dost‐developed‐rxbox‐vital‐signs‐monitor‐for‐covid‐19‐patients‐now‐in‐use‐at‐philippine‐general‐hospital/