The ease associated with the appointment with the doctor has been a reason for the considerable growth of the telehealth consulting. Not only does it save time, but also suits the budget of the common man.
3. A telehealth appointment is very
similar to a regular office visit to a
physician/PCP. The difference is
that the health care provider will be
seeing & talking to you via secure
video conferencing.
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5. 5 Benefits of Telehealth
Convenience1
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Time Savings
Cost-Effective
Confidentiality & Privacy
Range of Healthcare Plans
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6. The demand for more health
care professionals to meet
the needs of the patients
everywhere has led to the
growth of telehealth
consultations. Telehealth
programs are amazing and
easy to arrange for quick
consultation between
doctors and patients.
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7. • Unlike normal doctor-patient
consultations in the office,
consulting a doctor via
telehealth requires less
waiting time for patient
appointments.
• The use of secure easy-to-use
video conferencing solutions
has eliminated the time and
cost of traveling by patients to
doctors’ offices and hospitals.
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8. Cost-effective
To access services offered
by telehealth services, the
patient normally either
pays a monthly
membership fee plus a
per-consultation fee OR
simply pays the normal
copay amount.
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9. Range of Healthcare Plans
• There are some Telehealth
services that accept a wide
range of healthcare plans.
Medicare, Medicaid, and
many private plans included.
• Obama Care promotes the use
of telehealth for patients.
• An increasing number of
private insurance plans
recognize that telehealth
consultations play a vital role
in delivering greater
convenience, lower cost, high
quality care for their
members.
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10. Confidentiality & Privacy
• Telemedicine consultation
makes use of advanced video
conferencing and secure
Electronic Healthcare Records
to maintain patient privacy.
• Patients can have confidential
consultations for nearly any
health concern and the
associated information is
exclusively between the
physician and the patient.
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