What are some limitations of our service?

Modified on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 2:41 AM

Telehealth, often known as telemedicine, is a specialized auxiliary service. It is intended to serve as a link between hospital care and community care. Telehealth is capable of triaging your medical concerns, directing you to the proper care team, and addressing non-urgent concerns. However, telehealth programs have significant restrictions, including:

Inability to respond to and care for medical problems, such as strokes, heart attacks, limb loss, and accidents, in a timely manner.
As telehealth does not permit hands-on care, in-person discussion, or access to necessary ancillary testing services such as labs, radiology, pathology, etc., it cannot replace the function of a primary care practitioner.
Due to the virtual manner of evaluation, which often involves video or audio communication, telehealth clinicians have a restricted ability to evaluate patients.
Telehealth cannot prescribe therapies for blood clots, bleeding disorders, coronary syndrome, cerebral vascular accident, uncontrolled blood pressures, visual loss, hypoxic respiratory failure, or allergic responses.
Prior to prescribing treatment for sexually transmitted illnesses, lab tests, physical examinations, and patient histories are required.
The standard of care is adhered to by telehealth professionals, who do not prescribe or experiment with treatments without supporting standards or clinical research.
If a treatment is deemed high-risk for undesirable effects or problems, telehealth services will refer patients to inpatient or outpatient clinics.
Before therapies can be provided, sexual health involves testing, psychological evaluation, and in-person examination; telehealth can only guide, counsel, and refer patients to the most qualified specialists.
Telehealth providers cannot provide repeated refills for chronic care, routinely prescribe antibiotics or steroids, or treat persistent medical issues.
Telehealth services cannot perform virtual skin biopsies, head, ear, nose, and throat examinations, or imaging.
Telehealth services are unable to obtain patient's clinical testing results from labs or imaging centers, process employer's FMLA or other paperwork, offer disability documentation, write or validate ESA letters, or communicate with or make choices about patient's care at a clinic or hospital.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there may be other situations in which a healthcare practitioner will assess whether telehealth is suitable. Telehealth should never be utilized as a replacement for in-person medical care in emergency or life-threatening situations. If you have any health concerns, please visit a medical practitioner in person. No liability is assumed by www.yourmd.online for any loss or injury occurring from the use of our telehealth services. If you have any worries about your status or if you are experiencing a medical emergency, it is essential to obtain immediate medical treatment.

What are some limitations of our service?

Inability to respond to and care for medical problems, such as strokes, heart attacks, limb loss, and accidents, in a timely manner.

As telehealth does not permit hands-on care, in-person discussion, or access to necessary ancillary testing services such as labs, radiology, pathology, etc., it cannot replace the function of a primary care practitioner.

Due to the virtual manner of evaluation, which often involves video or audio communication, telehealth clinicians have a restricted ability to evaluate patients.

Telehealth cannot prescribe therapies for blood clots, bleeding disorders, coronary syndrome, cerebral vascular accident, uncontrolled blood pressures, visual loss, hypoxic respiratory failure, or allergic responses.

Prior to prescribing treatment for sexually transmitted illnesses, lab tests, physical examinations, and patient histories are required.

The standard of care is adhered to by telehealth professionals, who do not prescribe or experiment with treatments without supporting standards or clinical research.

If a treatment is deemed high-risk for undesirable effects or problems, telehealth services will refer patients to inpatient or outpatient clinics.

Before therapies can be provided, sexual health involves testing, psychological evaluation, and in-person examination; telehealth can only guide, counsel, and refer patients to the most qualified specialists.

Telehealth providers cannot provide repeated refills for chronic care, routinely prescribe antibiotics or steroids, or treat persistent medical issues.

Telehealth services cannot perform virtual skin biopsies, head, ear, nose, and throat examinations, or imaging.

Telehealth services are unable to obtain patient's clinical testing results from labs or imaging centers, process employer's FMLA or other paperwork, offer disability documentation, write or validate ESA letters, or communicate with or make choices about patient's care at a clinic or hospital.