#3 Ways Telehealth will boost your Practice Revenue smarter

Telehealth has gained the trust of patients and providers over the past few years. The technology surprises the industry by bringing more convenience to patients and providers.

But, the increased adoption also elevates patient expectations. It has to meet them and beyond in the upcoming years to keep the crowd of enthusiasts. Virtual engagements are providing patients with an unimaginable taste of technology and developing the industry.

Patients now expect quality care from their healthcare providers as they get from consumer-based businesses. Today we present you with a Q&A session on 3 ways how telehealth can increase your revenue and efficiency when used right.

Q: How providers can leverage telehealth to increase revenue & efficiency?

A: 1st way: 

• Proper usage of telehealth must be ensured by the providers to assess patients.
• Virtual visits must be easy for patients. Should provide a suitable environment of care for them (whether an ER or urgent care center depending on the condition).
• Digital interactions like answering queries from patients must be in your telehealth platform.
• Quick and efficient patient assessment enhances patient experience.
• Integrating telehealth with techs like AI can streamline care navigation & front-end patient assessment.
• Knowing patients’ conditions beforehand a visit will allow providers to offer personalized service.
• Telehealth lowers costs and improves access to care thus resulting in more patients.

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Q: How providers can leverage telehealth to increase revenue & efficiency?

A: 2nd way:

• Healthcare providers should use telehealth to increase capacity.
• This eliminates the problem of staff shortages.
• Providers can add virtual capacity to the already available physical capacity.
• This way scheduling can be streamlined and free slots can be filled reducing the waiting time.
• This increases revenue by increasing the visit volume and retains patients from moving on to another provider.
• Providers can widen their care range to different locations breaking geographical barriers.
• Make sure your telehealth solution can collect payments to increase revenue.
• Your platform must be able to quickly and easily bill insurance companies and collect copays.

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Q: How providers can leverage telehealth to increase revenue & efficiency?

A: 3rd way: 

• Healthcare providers should use telehealth to ease the patient journey.
• Helping throughout their care journey will help keep patients by providing them with the needed help.
• Providers should remove the burden from patients and stop patient leakage.
• Simple things like follow-up instructions and directions to finish formalities will help.
• To connect these gaps, virtual care should be used and it ensures an easy patient journey.
• Telehealth connects patients with specialists even before discharge to make the next steps easier for them.
• These steps increase good customer service in healthcare.
• Increases patient adherence, thus revenue & efficiency.

The staircase to better care delivery – “Telehealth”

Telehealth serves as a staircase for the projection, development, and improvement of caregiving. It is an epitome for caregivers to stay connected and exchange information on the patient’s condition. 

Easing communication makes sure nothing’s lost during the interaction. Patients can talk and share vital information about their health with providers and avoid repeated tests and save money. Telehealth acts as a shared channel for communication to ensure better patient care.

Telehealth software from Vozo

Vozo telehealth let you create a more fluid and integrated experience and workflow for your clinic. Our telehealth solution is the smart choice for delivering care remotely. You can schedule and conduct virtual visits directly from your EHR without any extra software. 

Our HIPAA-compliant, easy-to-use Video Visits are designed for primary care physicians and specialists to let you provide immediate patients care. Easy patient engagement through chat and secure messages. This increases patient onboarding and increases the retention rate. It helps to increase your revenue and manage your claims with advanced billing.

With the seamless integration of telehealth to the Vozo EHR, you can schedule and conduct visits directly from your EHR platform.

“Make your patients enjoy the best virtual visits from the comforts of their privacy”