Verizon Launches Virtual Health
Clinic
Patients suffering from simple ailments, such as the common cold or
flu, can now seek professional care using an app on their smartphone, tablet or
laptop.
GREENVILLE,
S.C. – Doctors may not make house
calls anymore, but Verizon has launched new technology that makes it simple to
visit a health care provider for treatment of a simple ailment right from home.
Verizon
Virtual Visits connects the patient
with a medical professional who can diagnose and prescribe medications, like
antibiotics, on the spot.
Verizon
Virtual Visits is expected to reduce the number of emergency room admissions
for simple illnesses by offering a solution during night and holiday hours when
primary care providers may be closed. Each year, millions of people visit
emergency rooms in the US for non-critical symptoms, increasing ER wait times
and driving up health care costs.
“Emergency
room admissions for non-emergency care will cost the US healthcare system an
estimated $4.4 billion this year,” said Jerry Fountain, regional president for
Verizon Wireless. “Verizon Virtual Visits can reduce these unneeded ER visits and
help free emergency room resources for critical needs patients. The level of
non-emergency care provided by Verizon Virtual Visits is top-notch, and can be
accessed from almost anywhere.”
Verizon
Virtual Visits connects a patient with a licensed clinician through a secure
app on a smartphone or tablet, or via the Internet on a secure portal. Once
logged in, patients enter insurance information and pay any applicable co-pays
– just like at a traditional doctor’s office – and then they are asked several
health-related questions before speaking in video-chat format with the
provider. All data shared between the patient and provider is encrypted and
stored on Verizon’s HIPAA-enabled cloud, providing the same level of security
as a physical doctor’s office. Clinicians can then use an online platform to
electronically send a prescription to a nearby pharmacy.
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