Top 4 Ways Telehealth Supports Online Counseling

1. Top 4 Ways Telehealth Supports Online Counseling

2. About Telehealth • Telehealth is now the go-to solution for general physicians since the advent of COVID-19. • Likewise, it has opened new opportunities for diverse medical specialties. • “We’re seeing a diverse set of healthcare practices using OnCallMD”, said David Hanowski CEO of OnCallMD. • For instance, psychologists provide online therapy services and traditional therapy for patients at remote locations or with travel restrictions.

3. Top 4 Ways • Below are the top 3 ways how telehealth supports online counseling: • Credibility: Licensed Providers • Confidentiality: HIPAA Compliance • Reimbursement: Payment Gateway • Connectivity: Cloud-based Telehealth Platform

4. Credibility: Licensed Providers • More often, teletherapy apps offering online therapy services lack credibility. • If patients receive treatment from general therapists who do not have a license to practice in a particular state, they might not have recourse to problems resulting from online therapies. • Advanced telehealth solutions like OnCallMD ensure online therapy compliance with the licensure law. • It first verifies and then registers licensed psychologists and healthcare providers to deliver distance counseling for patients 24/7.

5. Confidentiality: HIPAA Compliance • As every patient data includes highly sensitive patient data, it is crucial for psychologists and healthcare providers to maintain the confidentiality of patient information. • HIPAA-compliant telehealth apps like OnCallMDsupport secure online counseling and other psychotherapy services via encrypted video chats. • The provider-provider conversations and provider-patient conversations over text chats and video calls, along with patient records and treatment notes, are stored in compliance with HIPAA regulations.

6. Reimbursement: Payment Gateway • Most payers reimburse in-person psychotherapy but might not cover teletherapy services. • Psychologists and mental health providers offer time-bound online counseling sessions but receive a lower reimbursement rate than in-person counseling. • OnCallMD provides a proprietary payment processing gateway that guarantees physician/providers’ telehealth visit payment directly from the patient or their insurance company.

7. Connectivity: Cloud-based Telehealth Platform • Access to remote healthcare at the right moment can save lives, especially for patients with mental health issues. • OnCallMD users can get started on their online counseling sessions with a browser and good internet connectivity. • The web-based telehealth application runs on all the latest browser versions.  • They benefit from remote consultations via video conferencing on the secure telehealth platform, especially during the current pandemic situation.

8. Thank You • Source : OnCallMD​  https://www.oncall.md/​ • OnCallMDis the digital telehealth platform which optimizes both the provider and patient experience through consultations provided via phone, video, email or HIPAA-compliant text. Doctors can now experience the benefits of telehealth through the  OnCallMDapp to deliver remote healthcare for patients. They can conduct 24/7 online video consultations on-the-go with our advanced telehealth solution, all in compliance with HIPAA standards completely for Free! •  Read more :https://www.oncall.md/blog/top-4-ways-telehealth-supports-online-counseling/