Technology has become an integral part of the lives of millions of people. You can appreciate it from the way you now communicate. There are more and more channels that facilitate the process, while social networks no longer only function as a means of entertainment. While in the field of health, the acceleration in digitization has boosted medical consultations online.
Since the start of the current pandemic, the telemedicine It has gained relevance because it is beneficial not only for patients but also for medical personnel and institutions. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by the year 2025, 75 percent of patients will opt for internet medical consultations as a method of care. This does not mean that the face-to-face service will disappear, although with what we live today due to confinement it is clear that they will decrease in number.
For now, we share with you some of the main advantages that you as a health professional receive from this modality. With this in mind, make the most of this opportunity and incorporate technology at your service.
Avoid hospital saturation
In the first place, when medical consultations are carried out online, it is not necessary for the patient to go to the health centers. With this, transfers are avoided and that generates less occupation inside the hospitals. As the pandemic has taught, reducing the flow of people in hospitals is beneficial for everyone because that way there are no unnecessary risks.
There is no risk of contagion
Doctors like you face a dilemma because their job is to care for patients, even though sometimes that means exposing their own integrity. Covid-19 infections among health personnel continue to increase and many of them were generated within the doctor’s office. Although if telemedicine is used there are no longer risks because there is never physical contact. In addition, it also keeps you protected from other infections.
Promotes prevention
The natural thing is that patients come to the consultation when they feel sick but they can also do so at any time. In fact, through the digital service it is possible to more easily offer the preventive service and thus anticipate many pathologies.
Global access to health services
We know that even today not everyone has the same facility to access a medical service or lives near large cities that have hospitals or health centers.
While through online medical consultations it is possible to offer service in areas where optimal conditions do not exist. Now all you need is a mobile device with an internet connection.
24/7 medical attention
Telemedicine makes it easier for video consultations to be carried out from Monday to Sunday, sometimes the services are available 24 hours a day. It all depends on your schedule and the conditions that have been previously agreed with the patient. Access can be from anywhere, this will make the issue of place in terms of health care not a problem.