Extending the Reach of Health-care with Video Conferencing

Extending the Reach of Health-care

with Video Conferencing

Health-care providers have one defining purpose — to deliver the highest level of care to their patients. It’s also important to understand that health-care organizations are businesses with day-to-day processes that need to run smoothly. Modern technology has greatly enhanced a physician’s ability to run a successful practice, but there is always room for improved efficiency. Video conferencing technology provides health-care providers and support staff a way to collaborate across distances with one another or remote patients, ultimately enabling greater efficiency and a sharper focus on patient care.

Extend Patient Care

Imagine traveling to a doctor’s office for your annual check-up and being greeted over the phone by a receptionist’s voice. You are then transferred on the phone to a nurse, who then connects your call to a doctor. It’s almost laughable to think that would ever happen in real life. Everyone knows that health-care is best delivered face to face. But the unfortunate reality is that many patients who live in remote areas are unable to receive in-person medical attention because they reside so far from a health-care provider. Video conferencing enables face-to-face interactions between doctors and patients regardless of location, without the need for travel. With HD video, doctors can connect with patients virtually, using technology to look at the inside of an ear canal, review an X-ray or examine a patient from head to toe. Patients can then receive a diagnosis in real time via a computer, a tablet or even a smart phone.When it comes to security in IT and any clinical office, you’re dealing with patient information, and that’s a huge deal.Tenveo can put you at ease with our system.

Access the Inaccessible

Even in areas where medical care is easily accessible, it is often a challenge for patients to secure access to specialists. HD video collaboration solutions offer the ability for general practitioners to connect patients to specialists out in the field in areas such as neonatology, psychiatry, nephrology, oncology and more. Whether a patient needs a consultation or simply a second opinion, video technology makes it easy. Patients can receive care from the world’s top diagnosticians and physicians even when challenges such as illness or the expense of travel prevent them from meeting in person.

Apart from saving consultants lots of time, Tenveo's systems lead to better care — and, hopefully, will help save lives. The systems also have enabled you to make more timely patient management decisions through improved liaison. In addition, there has been more input from the specialists from other sites who might ordinarily have been unable to attend — which is of incredible importance to patients.

Reduce Travel

For individuals with chronic conditions that inhibit mobility, traveling to a doctor’s office for regular appointments can often be a physical and emotional burden. These frequent trips can be inconvenient if patients need to use a wheelchair, breathing apparatus or other supportive medical devices. Video technology helps doctors monitor patients with a computer, smart-phone or tablet. Additionally, patients feel more secure and relaxed in the comfort of their own homes while still receiving an optimal level of care. If an emergency arises, patients have quick access to medical professionals and can convene face to face if necessary. Likewise, physicians who manage multiple clinics can use video conferencing to connect with nurses and support staff without having to commute between locations.

Enable Flexible Learning Opportunities

The medical field is always changing, and physicians must keep pace with all of the latest advancements in their specialties. For this reason, continuing medical education is critical in order to provide the absolute best care to patients by ensuring that only the most modern and well-researched procedures are employed. HD video conferencing technology helps doctors attend distance-learning courses to further their careers and enhance their level of care.

Facilitate Global Collaboration

The medical community is truly a global one, encompassing the brightest researchers, physicians and professors from around the world. Sharing new practices, research findings and pharmaceutical trials with one another is vital to the advancement of the medical field. With cloud-based video collaboration technology, these brilliant minds are able to connect in a more efficient, productive and lifelike way than audio or web conferencing alone.