Why should I try to fit telemedicine into my busy practice

1. Why Should I Try To Fit Telemedicine Into My Busy Practice?

2. Healthcare Providers About Telemedicine • For busy, established healthcare providers, nothing sounds more unappealing than trying to learn and incorporate something new and different as part of their business. • Sure, it sounds good on the surface, but when you consider the time it will take to learn it yourself, perhaps even have to get your entire staff up to speed let alone the cost you usually do what most people do in these situations – nothing. • Your practice is thriving, you are always busy so the first thought would be, “why should I pay to put myself through pain and disrupt my practice?”

3. Telemedicine And HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms • Telemedicine and HIPAA-Compliant telehealth platforms are not new. • Telemedicine apps and Telehealth platforms have been around for years and healthcare providers have had varying degrees of success using them. • But these solutions have been, for the most part, difficult to learn and use and have caused a lot of frustration but a lot has happened in the last 20 years and even more recently than that which would suggest that it’s time to rethink your practice and more specifically the business side of your practice and how telemedicine can help you retain your business.

4. Evolution of Telehealth Platforms • First there’s the advent of cell phones and mobile apps. • “Generation Z” is the first generation that doesn’t know what the world was like without cellphones, the internet and cellphone apps. • At some point, the young generations are going to need to see a doctor and the success of websites like WebMD would suggest that the first place they are going to look for answers isn’t their family doctor, it’s Google!

5. COVID-19 And Telehealth • For the first time in most of our lifetimes many of us were on a complete lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • The thing about this pandemic is now affected everyday life for several months and it’s been affecting it long enough that habits have started to form. • COVID-19 has disrupted many of the behaviors of the entire planet. • In fact, in many cases not sure if there would have been a different or better outcome had I taken the time to see healthcare provider. • Many healthcare providers and practices are already fielding calls after hours.

6. Problems Faced By Healthcare Providers And Solution Provider - OnCallMD • There are several problems with the adaption of telehealth. • The call is not documented which has potential legal ramifications and, most important, you are not getting paid! • In fact, if there are no calls after hours perhaps the patients are using Google and clicking that link to another healthcare provider. • OnCallMD’s telehealth solution is free to the healthcare provider and getting up and running is as easy as few clicks so there is no cost, and the time investment is less than few minutes.

7. 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/how-telehealth-apps-impact-medical-specialties/