You can now see your physician - on your SmartPhone

We all know that the growing cost of healthcare are causing some to cut back on their prescriptions.  According to Take Part, this is because of several factors including cutting back on filling prescriptions which is a result of several things: fewer visits to the doctors office, fewer visits to the emergency room and outpatient clinics, and a less sever flu season.  Some find this troubling as they have determined that many patients aren't going to the doctor when they need to.Enter American Well.  This company has made telehealth available and affordable to many Americans and has just opened up their services to all Americans in most states (Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana and Oklahoma are currently excluded due to current laws).  According to MobiHealthNews, now anyone can meet with the physician via the service over their mobile device after they download the app.  To do so, users simply agree to the terms of service, enter their personal information and health insurance information if they have it then are presented with a list of physicians that are able to see them for a fee $49 if the user has no insurance.  Also collected during the visit is information about their online pharmacy, a follow up phone number and asks where the patient would have gone had they not used this method to visit the doctor.  Depending on the state, users can receive prescriptions from the doctors.Some of the top uses for this tool are basic care questions...
Source: ePharma Summit - Category: Medical Marketing and PR Tags: Digital Physicians Doctors visits ePharma ePharma Summit Telehealth Source Type: blogs