In the 21st century, if you’re far away from you doctor, feeling too lousy to make it in, or you just aren’t up to sitting in a waiting from when you’ve got better things to do . . . welcome to tele-medicine.
Tele-medicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status. In other words, we come to you. In the comfort of your living room, your office, or your vacation villa. The goal is to establish a remote doctor-patient relationship, get to the root of your problem, and offer a scientifically sound, proactive medical plan. While you’re in your sweats!
Here’s a fun little video of what tele-medicine is all about: