Telemedicine Services in Jamestown, and Fargo, ND

Telemedicine, also known as telehealth or e-medicine. This technology-enhanced form of patient care can be referred to as the remote transmission of healthcare services. Modern technology has made it possible for telemedicine to be the new trending form of medical assessments, patient monitoring, and general consultations.

Patients can use telemedicine to communicate their health concerns quickly and from the comfort of their own homes. This reduces in-office wait times and patient travel times so you can get treatment fast.

Telemedicine can be separated into 3 different categories.

– Interactive telemedicine/telehealth – allows physicians and patients to communicate in real-time. Such sessions can be conducted in the patient’s home or at a designated medical kiosk. Interactions include telephone conversations or the use of video conferencing that complies with HIPAA regulations.

– Remote patient monitoring – also known as telemonitoring, helps doctors check on patients at home while using mobile devices that collect data about temperature, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, or other vital signs.

– Store-and-forward – also known as asynchronous telemedicine, lets one healthcare provider share patient information, such as lab results, with another healthcare provider.

In the past, Telemedicine used to be treated as a subgroup of general telehealth but today, the two terms are now interchangeably used as synonyms.

When the internet was more newly introduced, the term telehealth was inclusive of nonclinical clerical functions such as continuing medical education, staff training, and administrative meetings. In comparison, telemedicine was solely classified as only the use of electronic communications that provided clinical meetings without requiring a patient to directly visit the clinic office or emergency department.

– Time Saved: Patients do not have to book time off of their work in order to visit a clinic. Parents also do not have to book a babysitter or take children unnecessarily into a medical office.

– Easily accessible: Those patients who reside in more remote areas can get the same benefits as those patients who live close to medical facilities. Rural patients can gain access to medical professionals without making a long drive into the city. Similarly, patients whose homes are in areas where access to primary, dental, and mental healthcare are sometimes more difficult to attain, can equally get the same care as other patients in other areas.

– A lower number of cancellations: Remote appointments reduce cancellations and missed appointments as patients can be easily reached if they have forgotten about an appointment. It is much easier to access your computer or phone than to get ready and commute to your appointment. This keeps the clinic workflow going and scheduling can be modified or managed easier.

If you want to know more about our telemedicine services, contact us and talk to professionals. We serve patients from Jamestown ND, Valley City ND, Devils Lake ND, Fargo ND, Mapleton ND, Horace ND, and surrounding areas.