What is telehealth?
Hearing a lot about telehealth and telemedicine lately? Connecting with your health care provider online is a great way to get the health care you need from the comfort and safety of your own home.
What does telehealth mean?
Telehealth — sometimes called telemedicine — lets your health care provider care for you without an in-person office visit. Telehealth is done primarily online with internet access on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
There are several options for telehealth care:
Talk to your health care provider live over the phone or video chat.
Send and receive messages from your health care provider using secure messaging, email, secure messaging, and secure file exchange.
Use remote monitoring so your health care provider can check on you at home. For example, you might use a device to gather vital signs to help your health care provider stay informed on your progress.
There are many options to access telehealth if you don’t have a stable internet connection or device connected to the internet.