The 9 Essentials for
Improving Communication
Make Integrating Telemedicine Easy
As healthcare continues to evolve and change, it also continues to challenge the status quo of healthcare
workers and healthcare delivery. Mainstream employment options, like work from home, are continuing
to be adopted and emerging healthcare technologies, like telehealth, are being implemented. Access to
telemedicine is vital to the success of healthcare professionals.
Recent AMA data revealed:
of physicians increased timeliness of care.
stated telehealth allowed them to deliver high-quality care.
were motivated to increase telehealth use.
It’s apparent patient care has come full circle – returning
to the days where providers saw patients in their home
offices and patients invited providers into their home.
The only difference is the catalyst for the visit.
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To learn how your healthcare organization can benefit from
improved communications technology.
Here is a checklist of the features and benefits you should expect from your phone system:
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Use a vendor intake form2 when narrowing your search for an apples-to-apples comparison of features. -
Make sure your unified communications provider takes security seriously through HIPAA compliance and signing a BAA.
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Allow your providers and support staff to choose a flexible or standard schedule3 for working hours, helping to increase autonomy and reducing burnout.
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Eliminate barriers to patient engagement such as patient portal signup.
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Create a triage guide3 your patient scheduling team can team can use to decide decide if a visit should be in-person or virtual
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Measure and demonstrate the value of virtual care4 and your unified communications investment through establishing quantifiable metrics as outlined in the AMA Return on Health report5 .
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Enable your team for success with collaboration tools internally via your unified communication system along with external sources such as the AMA’s message boards6 .
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Look for a communications partner that makes implementation, training and use easy for you and reduces support and management
