- Pin it
- SubscribeUnsubscribe
- Embed
Virginia Flores hasn't added a story.
Telemedicine is a branch of the medical and healthcare industry that pertains to the use of online platforms for patient-doctor communications or consultations. In a simpler term, it is a doctor consultation process that happens via the internet. Meaning, the patient will speak to a doctor online instead of visiting the clinical office. Telemedicine has been controversial since it was introduced and was only accepted by a few doctors. However, nowadays, it is a growing industry because of the convenience that patients receive. In fact, according to data, by the year 2020, the telemedicine market is expected to grow by $34 billion. Although telemedicine has already been accepted by many critiques and patients, there are still a lot of misconceptions about it.
The Legality of Telemedicine:
Generally speaking, telemedicine has already been legalized in most countries. Some are even regulated by medical profession guidelines and standards like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In addition, there are already insurance companies that allow their subscribers to reimburse their telemedicine consultation and service expenses. However, patients should still be skeptical when it comes to dealing with online doctors or online doctor websites. That is due to the fact that there may be some that are not authentic. Thus, checking the credentials of the doctors and reputation of the websites are still recommended.
The Quality of Telemedicine
It is acceptable for people to think that online consultations may have a lower quality than traditional doctor consultations. That is due to the fact that the online doctors are not able to closely assess the symptoms of the patient and solely rely on what the patient is saying and the images and documents being sent to them. Nevertheless, the quality of online consultations has also been shown to be good. That is supported by the number of patients who have been treated properly by online doctors, as well as the number of patients who have been correctly referred to specialists.
The Privacy of telemedicine Patients:
Doctor-patient confidentially is part of the medical ethics that is strictly being followed and implemented. Meaning, the case and information of the patient should only be between the patient, primary care doctor, secondary doctor, and other healthcare professionals who have seen the patient. Since the internet is being used, many individuals raise their concern about the confidentiality of their personal and medical information. The good news is that legit online doctor providers have their own private and secure servers. Through such, the information shared can never be shared publicly. Hence, it is recommended that patients should learn more about the website or provider that they are choosing.
The complications of the Technology Used by Telemedicine Providers
Another misconception about telemedicine is that the process is very difficult or complicated. That is because of the fact that it involves the use of a computer and software. Fortunately, many telemedicine providers or websites have made sure that their processes are very simple to a point that even the older population can easily learn and navigate. Most of them involve simple steps like signing up or logging in, choosing the doctor and schedule, wait for the confirmation, and wait for the call of the doctors. For more detailed information, interested patients see how it works at http://www.ring.md.
Delete media item?
Delete this item from the media gallery? It will also be deleted from any related story update.
Set as ?
The campaign video will appear in social media and email.
The campaign cover picture will appear in social media and email.
The will appear at the top of your campaign page and in social media and email.
Reset ?
It will be removed from the top of your campaign and won't be used as default in social media and email. The will remain in the media gallery.
Embed
Share a link
Delete update
Delete this story update?
Any pictures or videos will remain in the campaign's media gallery.
Report campaign
Report submitted
Thank you. We take reports like yours very seriously. Our goal is to keep the community safe.
Please know that we may contact you for more information, but that we won't notify you personally of our decision. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Thank you. We've already received your previous report. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Tell us about the problem. Please fill in both fields below.
Record a video
Upload a video
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Take a minute or two to record one now. Record a short video message of support. Or upload one from your device. You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Upload a short video message of support. Upload a short video message of support. Or record one right now.
- Most effective video length: about a minute.
- Maximum length: 5 min.
- You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Heads up! The existing video will be replaced.
Email your friends
Join our team
Tell people why our cause matters to you. Your personal message will encourage others to help. Easy, effective, optional.
Say it in video
Short personal videos by supporters like you are incredibly powerful. Record one right now and you'll help us raise more money. Easy, optional, effective.
Add a personal goal
Set a personal fundraising goal. You'll encourage more contributions if you do. And rest easy. There's no obligation to achieve your goal or bad consequences if you don't. Easy, optional, effective.
We have a video!
Video thumbnail
We'd love to show you our campaign video. Want to take a look?
, you're already on the team.