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GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PATIENTS

Are you utilizing telehealth services for the first time? Look at this all-in-one guide to successful telehealth visits for patients from CapMinds most recent blog.

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GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PATIENTS

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  1. GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PATIENTS www.capminds.com

  2. Introduction • The ongoing changes in healthcare delivery during this pandemic should minimize the impact of patient surges on facilities. • To do so, the healthcare systems need to adjust the way they evaluate and care for patients using advanced technologies.  • Telehealthvisits help patients to receive care from their homes while minimizing the risk of COVID-19.

  3. Telehealth & Telemedicine • Telehealthrefers to electronic and telecommunications tools and services used to provide distance care. • In the same way, telemedicine refers to the practice of medicine using technology to deliver care at a distance.

  4. The Key Difference The key difference between these two is scope. Telemedicine refers specifically to remote clinical services, while telehealth refers to remote non-clinical services besides.

  5. What Patients Can Do With Telehealth Services? • Home-based diagnostics and gadgets support telehealth services by permitting patients to work with a portion of the testing on their own that was already just accessible in specialists’ workplaces. • Blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, heart rate checks would all be able to be effortlessly done at home, and the data immediately sent to your doctor for telehealth follow-up.

  6. Telehealth Visits For Patients

  7. Safety & Security  • Privacy is an important factor for telehealth visits because, without it, patients won’t feel comfortable accessing their care virtually. • Creating a physical location that has complete privacy, audio and excellent video capabilities for telehealth virtual visits is ideal.

  8. Safety & Security  • First, pick a quiet room and secure It needs to be quiet enough that you can hear your doctor easily, and your doctor can hear you. • Second, the location needs to be secure, so that unauthorized people won’t be able to overhear your private healthcare information. • It also needs to be secure so that if you are being examined as part of the visit, someone doesn’t walk in on you.

  9. Efficiency And Comfort Planning • Within your selected area, you also want to have everything you need handy, Ensure you have any relevant medical devices, medications, or required items in an accessible area. • Having these stored close to where you’ll be participating in these sessions will be essential for as many sessions as the clinician schedules with you.

  10. Efficiency And Comfort Planning • The internal medicine specialist also recommends having your insurance cards close at hand in case your physician’s office requests the information before or after the consultation.  • Design for telehealth visits from the home may be similar to the set-up for home offices but should provide adequate support to access any health-monitoring equipment used by the patient.

  11. The Adoption Of Technology Matters The Most • Both the patients and the healthcare providers need to have a device with a screen, maybe a smartphone, tablet, or desktop. • Make sure that the devices are ready with good internet service and video capabilities for your telehealth services.

  12. Conclusion • While U.S healthcare is focusing more on treating the COVID-19 patients, we have seen a massive acceleration today in the use of telehealth services to make sure care is delivered on time. • During this period, healthcare organizations across the country start investing more in telehealth solutions to create familiarity with virtual care.

  13. Need assistance in implementing the right solutions for your practice?  CapMindstelehealth services can transform the way healthcare is delivered.

  14. Read More About Medical Billing & EHR @ CapMinds Healthcare Blog

  15. CapMindsTelehealthServices Contact us CapMinds Technologies 42240 Mason Ridge Ct, Brambleton, VA 20148 +1 571.213.3245 info@capminds.com https://www.capminds.com

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