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E-visit is a medical consultation that the patient can use thanks to various forms of remote contact. Home-based medical advice is becoming more and more accessible. How is a telemedicine consultation? In what situations will the e-visit be appropriate and meet the patient’s expectations?
When is an e-visit sufficient for a patient?
Thanks to the e-visit, i.e. a medical visit carried out remotely, the patient can talk to the doctor over the phone, in a virtual chat or through a computer camera. Access to this type of service is provided by telemedicine. The basic limitation of this type of telemedicine consultation is the inability to perform a physical examination. Nevertheless, the e-visit proves to be extremely useful as in many cases this type of examination is not necessary.
In many situations, an e-visit can prove to be an effective solution to will speed up contact with your doctor and will enable a more efficient response to the patient’s expectations. This applies, inter alia, to consultation with a family doctor – the advice given by a general practitioner may be sufficient to solve a given health problem or indicate the patient the appropriate diagnostic direction.
The usefulness of e-visits is also noticeable in the case of continuing treatment. In this case, patients can without leaving home contact a specialist, discuss the test results or receive an e-prescription, which will ensure the continuity of the therapy carried out so far. This is why telemedicine consultations also work well for patients using, among others with the help of a gynecologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist, diabetologist or neurologist.
How to prepare for an e-visit?
The first step to an e-visit is to choose a clinic with an offer that includes telemedicine or a dedicated telemedicine facility in which we want to use this service. You should carefully read the applicable rules, set up an account on the portal of the medical center, if necessary, select the preferred form of contact, a specific doctor and the date of teleconsultation.
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The patient can take care of this the e-visit went smoothlyby properly preparing for it. Consider carefully how to present your problem so as not to miss important details or write down questions to your doctor. Important information may also be taken on a permanent or recently taken medications, as well as the results of tests.
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The course of the telemedicine consultation
During a telemedicine consultation, the patient should approach the conversation with the doctor in the same way as during a traditional visit. It is necessary to trust a specialist, accurately describe the problem and provide comprehensive answers. Thanks to this, the doctor will be able to thoroughly analyze the situation and, if possible, make a diagnosis, order an appropriate examination or prescribe medications.
If in doubt, ask the doctor questions to get as much relevant information as possible from the e-visit.
A telemedicine consultation with a doctor may include the following stages:
- establishing a connection with a doctor – if we connect, e.g. by phone, it may be necessary to confirm the patient’s identity;
- the patient presents his health problem to the doctor, describes the symptoms or informs about the need for regularly taken medications;
- the doctor conducts interview with the patient – asks questions about the duration of ailments, medications taken or medical history;
- the doctor can analyze findingsif they were previously made available to him, or consult the patient’s medical documentation, if it is stored in the database of the medical facility whose telemedicine services we use;
- the patient receives recommendations regarding further proceedings – the doctor may recommend an in-patient consultation, make a diagnosis, and if there are medical indications, write out an e-prescription, e-referral for tests or e-leave;
- after discussing all health and follow-up issues with the physician, the e-visit is terminated.
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