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Telemedicine is a rapidly expanding role for doctors, allowing them to remotely consult with their patients using video conferencing tools. A telemedicine physician can practice their primary care roles from a distance, sharing information in real time and even capturing readings from medical devices in the patient’s home. It’s a convenient and accessible strategy that delivers primary healthcare to patients who are unwilling or unable to visit a doctor’s office.  

Remote monitoring of medical conditions is a very practical approach, because anyone with an internet connection can access a telemedicine physician and participate in a real time consultation. These remote physicians can treat non-emergency conditions, such as colds or ear infections, as well as manage chronic conditions and pain. They can also provide mental health counselling, monitor prescription medications, and consult with patients recovering from recent surgery. A telemedicine physician can also work in speciality fields, such as gynaecology and obstetrics, and niche areas, such as travel medicine, birth control and HIV treatment. They can also refer patients to other health care specialists.

With the rapid expansion of these telemedicine services over the past few years, specialities such as psychiatry, radiology, dermatology, neurology and even ICU monitoring can all take advantage of this new way of delivering healthcare to remotely located patients.

Hiring a telemedicine physician is both a cost efficient and effective strategy for healthcare organisations in the Philippines. This strategy allows organisations to grow their services without the cost and responsibility of a recruitment process and an on-boarding process. That’s because Outsourced performs both of these functions for you, presenting you with a short list of qualified candidates. You simply select the candidate that suits your requirements, we onboard them, and they become part of your primary healthcare team in the Philippines.

We also provide all the infrastructure and resources your new telemedicine physician requires to perform their duties for your company. Outsourced will also provide a secured HIPAA compliant video conference tool for the telemedicine consultations, if required. 

Benefits of hiring a telemedicine physician for your healthcare organisation include:

• The provision of more efficient healthcare to remote patients
• Improved patient outcomes
• Increased revenue

Benefits of hiring a telemedicine physician for your patients include:

• Better access to primary healthcare physicians
• No need to travel long distances to seek medical help
• No need to pay for childcare, transportation or miss work

With improved accessibility to the internet in the Asia-Pacific region, people in rural areas can now connect with doctors in the city with ease. Even patients who are unwilling to attend a doctor’s office, such as people suffering from mental health issues or substance abuse may be more inclined to speak online to a telemedicine physician. With in-home medical devices that can upload data to the internet, telemedicine physicians can make a diagnosis and treat patients who may be many hundreds or thousands of kilometres away. This improves patient outcomes and provides access to medical care for many people who previously had either limited or no access.

For more information on hiring a telemedicine physician, contact Outsourced today.