Telehealth-Designated Doctors Increase Workplace Efficiency

Workplace injuries that lead to either short or long-term disability carry consequences well beyond the immediate wellbeing of the people involved. Recovery is a key element to make sure that those who were injured can come back first and foremost at a personal level, and then at an organizational level.

Having the right doctor or team of doctors evaluate the injuries and also guide the worker through recovery makes the difference at both the personal and organizational levels. But how much do these services cost? Thanks to Telehealth, not as much as they used to.

Telehealth Makes Designated Doctors Affordable

When a doctor can evaluate injuries and guide workers through the recovery process via phone or computer screen, costs plummet. Doctors can also take on more cases remotely since they do not need to commute.

Telehealth creates economies of scale for doctors and insurance providers alike, but as far as advantages go, cost efficiency is only the tip of the iceberg.

The Advantages of Designated Doctor Services Through Telehealth Platforms

If you analyze Telehealth thoroughly and allow innovation to take over, you will find out that there are many more advantages to designated doctor services than you might think:

• No commutes means injured patients do not have to move to get the support they need
• Designated doctors can take care of patients in remote locations where there might not be as many specialists as in bigger urban centers
• Telehealth can lead to further specialization: Designated doctors that deal with specific injuries or a particular industry, from wherever they are
• Other smart uses of Telehealth technology could develop, like virtual support groups for people with similar injuries across the US for example

The advantages of Telehealth in this field are seemingly endless. The more designated doctors, employers, insurance companies, and workers start using Telehealth designated doctor services, the more advantages we will be able to come up with.

Faster Recovery is Good for Workers and Employers Alike

As incredible as these advantages and future prospects might be, the focus now is to help workers with a better, quicker recovery. We know the pivotal role that designated doctors already play. It is widely known that access to these specialists leads to shorter recovery times on average, which is good for the workers and the employers alike.

Now, with the Telehealth component empowering designated doctors, we can shorten recovery time even for those who would not use the services of these specialists for a variety of reasons. We can take faster and better recovery with proper care to the patient, wherever they are.

Benefit of Designated Doctors to Families

Another important benefit of Telehealth is the ability to have designated doctors. Having a family doctor is the best way to build trust and a personal relationship. Having the same doctor providing the family healthcare over years allows the doctor to get to know the patents medical history even better. Antidote Health is an example of a telehealth app which allows patients to select a designated doctor for their families.

Win-Win!

Covid opened our eyes. Now we know that we can deliver high quality medical services remotely. The benefits our platform brings to the table go far beyond cost efficiency and we are looking forward to transforming this field of medicine, just as we transformed a variety of other medical services.