Walgreens App Allows for Virtual Checkups

Walgreens is teaming up with MDLive to launch a virtual physician visit feature on its mobile app, the company announced in early December. MDLive is a provider of virtual health services that will connect customers with certified physicians through video chat on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.   Virtual visits are for nonemergency health conditions, such as upper respiratory tract infections, ear aches, sore throats, and rashes, and are not intended for more serious symptoms such as chest pain. Physicians can write prescriptions after the virtual visits, too. The Walgreens app, which works with iOS and Android devices, will allow customers to make appointments, as well.   Appointments are $49, and usually last 10 to 15 minutes, Dr. Harry Leider, MDLive’s chief medical officer, told Chicago Tribune. The service is available to California and Michigan residents, and will be rolled out in other states in the next few years.   Read the full story: http://trib.in/1wvNgnW.   Tags: technology, innovations, Walgreens, Walgreens app, virtual appointment, smartphone, tablet, computerPublished: 12/11/2014 10:09:00 AM
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