Telemed Services

Urgent care medicine has grown out of the frustration people feel at long waits in the emergency room, or the difficulty in securing an appointment on short notice with their primary care doctor. The rise in urgent care centers took off in the mid 1990s and continues to this day. Immediate access to healthcare is a necessity, so it makes sense that telemedicine would be the next logical step for urgent care locations, making diagnosing and treating patients even easier than before. There’s no need to even leave your home.

Telemed services support efforts to significantly improve the quality of healthcare by increasing accessibility and efficiency through reducing the need to travel, providing clinical support, overcoming geographic barriers, offering various types of communication devices, and improving patient outcomes.

Some health issues require that a patient meet with a doctor in person, but there are plenty of conditions that can be diagnosed and addressed through telemedicine technology. Some of the conditions that telemed services are well suited for dealing with include:

• Respiratory conditions – These conditions include colds, flu, seasonal allergies and cough. These can generally be diagnosed and treated effectively via telemed.
• Ear, nose, and throat ailments – Problems that involve the ear, nose, and throat (sinus issues, ear ache, sore throat) are typical candidates when it comes to telemed care.
• Skin conditions – Insect bites, rashes, and skin infections can be effectively diagnosed and treated with telemedicine.
• A variety of non-emergency conditions – Medical complaints such as conjunctivitis, upset stomach, diarrhea, urinary tract infections, and urgent medication refills can be addressed via telemed services.

Patients with chest pain, unstable vitals, bleeding, trauma or other emergency conditions should not be treated via telemedicine. If you are suffering from any of these conditions, you should visit the emergency room right away.