Guide To Successful Telehealth Visits For Patients

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Title: Guide To Successful Telehealth Visits For Patients

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GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR PATIENTS

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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.
Telehealth visits help patients to receive care
from their homes while minimizing the risk of
COVID-19.

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Telehealth Telemedicine

Telehealth refers 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.

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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.

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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.

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Telehealth Visits For Patients
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Safety Security

Privacy is an important factor for telehealth
visits because, without it, patients wont 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.

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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 wont 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
doesnt walk in on you.

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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 youll be
participating in these sessions will be essential
for as many sessions as the clinician schedules
with you.

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Efficiency And Comfort Planning

The internal medicine specialist also recommends
having your insurance cards close at hand in case
your physicians 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.

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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.

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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.