Teleconsultations: 6 Advantages for Your Health - CompServ Health Resources

Teleconsultation can be used as a clinical tool in many situations, with several benefits for patients. Find out how remote consultations can simplify your life and your health.

Telemedicine makes it possible to overcome distance barriers in a flexible and convenient way for users, with the possibility of contributing to the continuity of healthcare. Particularly, as in the Covid-19 pandemic scenario, it also allows keeping users from risk groups protected at home.

There are challenges inherent to remote consultations: those related to communication and access to technology by users are the greatest. The studies on teleconsultation also highlight the importance of having a previous relationship of trust between doctor and user and indicate that teleconsultation gains greater relevance in the monitoring of known users.

Even so, there are more advantages than disadvantages in the practice of teleconsultation, a solution contemplated by most health insurances.

1. Avoid Traveling

The main advantage of teleconsultation is that the patient does not have to travel. Virtual Outpatient Services can be carried out from home, at work or, for example, while traveling. It is only necessary to have access to the necessary technology and for the patient and doctor to be available at the agreed time so that they can interact.

2. It's Cheaper

By booking a teleconsultation, you also save on expenses related to travel, such as fuel and parking, which allows the consultation to be cheaper than a traditional consultation.

Moreover, the list prices for these consultations depend, as in a traditional consultation, on the values agreed with each insurance, so everything will depend on your policy.

3. The Marking Tends to be Faster

Booking an appointment at a distance can be faster than making an appointment in person, and there are even hospitals that offer online appointments (which dispenses with waiting in line, waiting for an operator to answer).

The fact that people still prefer traditional consultations favors faster scheduling of teleconsultations.

4. Waiting Time Maybe Shorter

The waiting time for a virtual consultation also tends to be shorter compared to a face-to-face consultation, as it is possible to save time with this type of consultation.

Currently, when consulting the appointment times of doctors in some hospitals, it is already possible to see the time intervals in which they give teleconsultations, which facilitates the process.

5. Lower Risk of Contamination

In addition to savings and comfort, by scheduling a teleconsultation, the patient does not expose himself to the risks of contracting an infectious disease in places where patients inevitably meet every day - such as the waiting rooms of clinics or hospitals. This is a factor that assumes great importance in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it can even save lives.

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6. Accessible in Remote Areas

By avoiding travel, teleconsultation becomes a possibility even for those living in remote areas. The physical location of the patient and doctor loses importance compared to the most relevant: the existence of a quality internet connection, a functional computer or smartphone and availability for appointments at a previously scheduled time.

Can I Use a Teleconsultation?

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