How To Overcome Telemedicine Challenges?

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How To Overcome Telemedicine
Challenges?
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How To Overcome Telemedicine Challenges?
The telemedicine market is expected to grow at a
CAGR of 14.9 over the forecast period 2019 to
2026 as more hospitals and healthcare facilities
bring this technology online. Telehealth has the
potential to reduce healthcare costs, improve
patient outreach and health outcomes, and change
the way providers treat their patients. There
are many benefits of telemedicine, but they dont
all come without valid worries. The good news is
that you can overcome these challenges by having
a proper plan. Here are few telemedicine
challenges to take into account and effective
strategies for overcoming them. Low Quality
Care Some patient think that they have scheduled
a virtual appointment with a physician, that
physician may be less qualified than their
earlier physician. Approximately 45 patients
are worried that they may receive low quality
care if they use telehealth and they worry that
telehealth might be managed by poorly trained and
underfunded. Thanks to existing patients who have
previously been visited at your office will
already know the quality of your
practice. Telehealth use increased due to
Covid-19 because telehealth services can
facilitate public health mitigation strategies
during this pandemic by increasing social
distancing.
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How To Overcome Telemedicine Challenges?
Good Quality Camera To mitigate low quality care
concern, you need to use quality camera
equipment. Good quality camera is a great way to
ensure your patients can clearly see you as the
visit progresses. Patient Details Early knowing
your patients general medical history and
immediate reason for making an appointment assure
that their time is not needlessly wasted going
over what should already have been clear. Health
Information Security Patients want to feel secure
and they need to know that using telehealth will
not result in their information falling to wrong
hands. If you do not take care of basic security
measures that can lead to potential data
leaks. To provide assurance to your patients,
let them know that your practice is using HIPAA
compliant telehealth software. You assure them
that every patients health information or any
other personal information is kept completely
safe and secure and is never made public.
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How To Overcome Telemedicine Challenges?
Telehealth Service Awareness Many physicians
recently started using Telehealth due to
pandemic. Many patients arent aware about that
you are running your practice and you accept
telehealth appointments. You need to make sure
that all your existing patients are aware about
your telehealth availability. Patients are
Comfortable with Telehealth Though there are many
challenges in telehealth, patients are always
feeling comfortable with telehealth. According to
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public
Affairs Research, As access to telemedicine
grows, this survey finds that most Americans age
18 and older are open to using telemedicine
services, either for themselves or for an older
loved one they provide care to, for a range of
reasons88 percent of adults are comfortable with
the idea of using telemedicine for either a
medical consultation, ongoing care to manage a
chronic illness, or a visit for an urgent health
concern. As government started to settle around
the COVID-19 crisis, telehealth has emerged as an
essential technology than ever. Telehealth seems
to have taken on a permanent status in healthcare
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