This book will hopefully answer questions on these topics. It aims to enlighten emerging providers, administrators, and clinicians about the benefits of telemedicine and telehealth. With knowledge comes power and the ability to effect change. The future of telemedicine is in the hands of those who are rendering services.
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Medical lectures, discussions, and diagnostic procedures are some of the many educational activities that can take place via live video using telemedicine. Telemedicine provides the ultimate platform for medical education and knowledge sharing, especially for you and other medical students furthering their medical careers. Patients who want to learn more about their medications, treatment options, and other healthcare information can talk to you briefly using telemedicine without having to schedule an in-person visit for a later date.
Telemedicine has a greater outreach than in-person medical treatment, as it eliminates the need for your patients to travel or use caregivers in situations where they may have difficulty attending in-person visits. Telemedicine also gives your patients the opportunity to be treated in privacy and in the comfort of their own homes without having to worry about exposing their medical conditions or concerns to those uninvolved in their healthcare decisions.
Work, school, and family obligations are common barriers that may prevent your patients from seeing you and other medical providers regularly and as needed. Telemedicine eliminates the need for excessive travel. It can work around your patients’ busy schedules at times that are most convenient for themselves and their families.
Telemedicine may be a more affordable healthcare option for patients without insurance plans, especially as it eliminates their need to spend money on traveling expenses. It also prevents your patients from having to take extra time off work to attend in-person appointments, which may result in lower paychecks. Telemedicine can save money for you as a healthcare provider. It can also reduce costs related to medical supplies such as disposable tissue sheets and gloves that you usually have to replace between every patient visit.
Support for telemedicine is more accessible than ever before, as many app developers and educational platforms exist to help healthcare organizations build and maintain their digital health platforms. If you’re interested in implementing telemedicine into your healthcare practice, it’s available at a relatively low cost. Its benefits far outweigh any disadvantages, and it can reach a greater number of prospective and current patients.
