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Economic Friendly Healthcare Benefits: Telemedicine (great for the Employee and Employer, too)

Topic: Economic Friendly Healthcare Benefits: Telemedicine (great for the Employee and Employer, too) Date: November 17, 2008 at 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

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Are you faced with the ongoing challenge of minimizing healthcare cost increases, while continuing to provide your employees and their families with high quality, affordable coverage?

Telemedicine services that provide safe, effective healthcare that is both convenient and cost effective. Telemedicine transforms healthcare by delivering it better, faster and for less. How? By using the internet and phone, individuals can connect with a doctor anywhere, anytime!

Telemedicine is provides substantial return on investment, improves productivity and decreases absenteeism, all while delivering healthcare on-demand. Telemedicine services translate into a new benefit offerings for employees, employers and Government Agencies.

Telemedicine employs new strategies that are consumer-centric and use cutting-edge technologies to deliver medical advice and treatment in both the location and time that are convenient for the consumer. This innovative approach allows both patient and doctor to capitalize on the value of their time while reducing and controlling costs.

Traditionally, a medical “encounter” meant a patient taking hours out of his/her day to prepare for a visit, travel to an office or ER, possibly wait for hours, only to see the physician for minutes, and then travel back. In contrast, telemedicine focuses on the patient-physician encounter, not the location or timing.

Telemedicine moves information rather than people. It permits patients to be evaluated, diagnosed, treated, and followed-up in locations that are convenient for them. A telemedicine consultation is available 24/7 and allows the physician and patient to establish a plan of care without the inconveniences of the traditional medical encounter.

Learn all about Why Telemedicine is Good Medicine and how it can help your organization.

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Benefit Administrators
Anyone responsible creating a positive ROI for their company

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What You Will Learn

Why does Healthcare need to be reformed now?
What is Telemedicine?
What are the benefits of Telemedicine for your employees and your organization?
Telemedicine Options

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SwiftMD is a subscription service that offers members and health plans 24/7, anytime, anywhere access to board-certified, emergency medicine physicians. Through SwiftMD, members can consult with a doctor via the phone, internet or bidirectional video to obtain a diagnosis, prescription or referrals to other types of care. SwiftMD's Personal Health Record (PHR) allows members to store, update and manage their personal health information. SwiftMD physicians use a state-of-the-art, evidenced-based Electronic Health Record in considering the differential diagnosis for medical conditions before concluding a consultation and ordering prescriptions. This allows SwiftMD to provide superior and faster care than patients can receive in most ERs, urgent care centers and primary care offices. Employers that include SwiftMD in their benefits plans realize substantial cost savings while ensuring employees receive superior care. For more information, visit www.SwiftMD.com.

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