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Why Telehealth is the new normal in the COVID pandemic?

Why Telehealth is the new normal in the COVID pandemic?

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Why Telehealth is the new normal in the COVID pandemic?

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  1. Why Telehealth is the new normal in the COVID pandemic?

  2. With a complete lockdown, more health providers are using virtual technology. But what’s more surprising?In these unprecedented timings, health care visits have seen steep growth. It is easy to when your physicians are just a few clicks away. A 600% increase in virtual care visits has forced every physician to be available online. Moreover, a 4,000% increase in non-urgent care visits has paved the way for telemedicine which was almost non-existent before. see a doctor online Seeing the dramatic increase during the pandemic, every hospital and healthcare organization is providing telehealth services.Even though telemedicine options were available from a long time, but still people preferred visiting the doctor. The telemedicine visits are billed at the same rate as in-person visits, but in-person visits were the only go-to option prior to the coronavirus. Mental health services were the major part of online practices before but now people take online medical services in all disciplines. This successful transition is the new normal sooner than expected.

  3. BENEFITS OF TELEHEALTH

  4. Doctors who were planning for virtual visits finally jumped on board quickly during this pandemic. Before doctors were resisting because they had only 1% of visits online. But now all the visits are online, making telemedicine a need of today. Health systems and hospitals are working hard to adjust their workflows in coronavirus pandemic, and cater to other patients on telemedicine platforms. It is a good way to maintain social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic.With this, the staff can work remotely while staying safe. Upon examining the patient, a doctor decides whether the person has the requisite qualifying condition for which he/she can benefit from medical marijuana. If so, the doctor fills out and signs a recommendation that generally includes the consumption method, the dosage and the time period or validity of medical marijuana depending upon the patient's condition. 

  5. EFFICIENT For telehealth, nobody has to drive and pay for the parking. With this, no time is wasted sitting in the waiting room for your turn. Virtually doctors can provide more time as compared to in-person as even they save enough time on the commute. More importantly, people are relaxed working from home so they can make more appointments. It is quite convenient for elderly patients and those who have to take a half-day off to see the doctor. They just have to log in at the fixed time of appointment and the doctor sees them.

  6. COST-EFFECTIVE It is not only patients who save money on transportation, but also the doctors save money on renting a place, management, and keeping it clean. Doctors save a significant amount of money on office and other resources. Due to these factors, the healthcare sector will see the greatest growth as the potential doctors wouldn’t be reluctant to take the course seeing the higher investment.This pandemic has given the freedom to doctors to monitor patients remotely. Now a doctor sitting at home can treat patients sitting in other states. New programs have been launched to expand the online healthcare system. The expansion in existing facilities has audio-visual telemedicine platforms for virtual visits. The patient can enter the symptoms on the website or app of the telemedicine platform. It has made it quite easy to see a doctor when there are implications on the travel to break the chain. And, it has reduced the wasteful expenses mainly of the healthcare providers. It’s a tailor-made opportunity for health services to manage patients with chronic care needs without frequently visiting them.

  7. FINAL THOUGHTS Coronavirus has led to great innovation in virtual care visits and home delivery. Every specialty starting from pediatrician to gastroenterologists and mental health care services are available online. The growth in terms of percentage of healthcare services in COVID- 19 is dramatic. And above all, it is easy to take follow up through telemedicine.According to the speculations, online appointments will be a huge part of every sector of healthcare in the future. Making telemedicine the new normal.

  8. CONTACT US FOR INQUIRIES MAILING ADDRESS 2001 East 1st Street, Suite 102 Santa Ana, CA 92705 EMAIL ADDRESS contact@onlinemedicalclinics.com PHONE NUMBER 866-511-4743 WEBSITE https://onlinemedicalclinics.com/

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