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Telehealth Use On Rise For Behavioral Health

This article was published on May 9, 2018 on Healthcare IT News, written by Jeff Lagasse. Photo Credit Teladoc

The lack of telemedicine’s accessibility can negatively affect patient engagement and follow-through in care, according to new research.

Telemedicine technology has been improving steadily over the past several years, and as the tech gets better, so does its reputation.

Much of telemedicine’s appeal lies in accessibility. The lack of access to care through telemedicine negatively affects patient engagement and follow-through, according to new research from telehealth provider Teladoc. Treating mental health, in particular, becomes easier, less costly and less stigmatized when behavioral health treatment can take […]

May 11th, 2018|Telehealth & Industry News|
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Taking Telemedicine to New Levels

Offering plan members 24/7 access to doctors by phone, video or app, Telemedicine has quickly become the hot, new benefit on the block. Carriers seem to include it, in one way or another, in virtually all of their plans. And, experts predict that the market for telemedicine will continue to grow, possibly by as much as 14% by 2020.

However, not all Telemedicine is alike and simply making it available to plan members does not guarantee that they will use it or that the organization will truly benefit.

At Call A Doctor Plus, addressing physical health is only the beginning. Our Premier […]

May 9th, 2018|CADR+ Updates|
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Regulators Can’t Seem To Tamp Down Telemedicine, And That’s A Big Sign Of Change

This article was published on April 16, 2018 on Forbes, written by Leah Binder. Photo Source: Shutterstock, Forbes.com article

In most industries, if consumers like a new innovation in the market, no matter how disruptive, it can survive attacks from competitors. Traditionally in health care the opposite is true: disruption dooms an innovation to failure. Competitors will bury it under a mountain of regulatory barriers. That’s because the patient isn’t the prime consumer in health care, payors like Medicare and health plans are. They in turn focus on the views of health care providers, who keep them in business and wield […]

April 20th, 2018|Telehealth & Industry News|
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Telemedicine and Teachers: A Winning Combo for Schools

Across the country, schools are looking for ways to deliver high-value, high-impact benefits to their teachers while also adhering to their strict budgets. They also face a significant need to keep teachers healthy and in the classroom, limiting the need for expensive and hard-to-find substitute teachers.

At Call A Doctor Plus, we feel that schools are a perfect candidate for our comprehensive telehealth solution. By providing teachers and staff members with 24/7 phone or video access to doctors and other health professionals, telemedicine can substantially reduce the number of class days missed by teachers.

Call A Doctor Plus provides a quality and […]

April 17th, 2018|CADR+ Programs|
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Call A Doctor Plus Offers 24/7 Physician Access and Enhanced Health Benefits to Oklahoma Municipalities

No co-pay or out-of-pocket costs, around-the-clock access to physicians and no need to leave the house – it is the future of medicine today and just one of the many benefits that the recent partnership between the Oklahoma Municipal Services Corporation (OMSC), the business arm of the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML), and Call A Doctor Plus will make available to its member municipalities. As individual member municipalities agree to purchase Call A Doctor Plus benefits, their employees will gain access to a remarkable suite of services designed to enhance their physical, mental, and financial well-being.

The Call A Doctor Plus program […]

April 5th, 2018|Press Room|
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