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Progressive Telemedicine now available at Healthy Hallandale Medical Center with great results You wake up in the morning, your throat is sore and the thought of getting in the car and taking a ride to see the doctor is not the first thing on your mind. As you wait for that moment to feel just a little bit better, so you can get some medication to start improving, you are beginning to get tired and wear down from not feeling well. In the past, it would be a matter of pushing yourself to see the doctor. But now there is an alternative. One that you can get only at Healthy Hallandale Medical Center. Welcome to Telemedicine - where the transmission of medical data from patient to doctor via phone, live video conference or email can take place from the comfort of your own home and provide that relief until you can get to the office. The idea is just another in the long line of what has made Dr. Cornell Calinescu so progressive in a medical community often tempted to go up and beyond, but never takes the time to see what positive results will come out of it. “This is perfectly legal and something that serves as a bridge for our patients
until they feel better and come in to the office for more treatment and a followup,” said Dr. Calinescu. “Telemedicine is really the future of medicine, and we wanted to be on that ground floor.” Telemedicine is easy and very effective in diagnosing as patient and doctor have that one-on-one visual contact along with a great way of communicating when they are not feeling so well. It’s as easy as establishing a medium (laptop, tablet, home computer or phone) to provide the direct communication. There are so many positives to Telemedicine - such as the convenience of avoiding further infection at the doctors office, avoiding a mis-diagnosis, which often happens when less time is spent on the patient. The benefits of this ground-breaking video medical treatment helps you connect with a doctor that knows your history and understands what types of medication and treatment you respond to. It also opens up those lines of communication that are often vital. The results will come faster because there is nothing standing in the way of finding
out and seeing all symptoms involved. “I’m sure that a lot of us have said it would be great if we could see our own physician without leaving home,” Dr. Calinescu explained. “This is the direction that medicine is headed.” While having severe chest pains and other issues would warrant a trip to the emergency to rule out anything that could be life-threatening, Telemedicine deals with low acuity symptoms/ailments that do not have the potential to be life threatening. While there are so many questions that potential patients want to ask, one of the most important things that all patients should know is that most private insurers such as Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC, Humana and Wellcare will accept the program. HOW DO I SIGN UP The easiest part of learning what Telemedicine does and how it works can
be found by going to the website http:// healthyhallandale.com and click on: If You Are Not Feeling Well. That will take you right to https://www.gogohealth.net/ site. GoGoHealth is a virtual clinic which connects patients with their doctors for treatment of low-acuity, common illnesses. The solution allows for doctors to virtually care for their patients, to see more patients, and to improve patients satisfaction by caring for them faster and more conveniently. “It’s real easy to get started,” Dr. Calinescu explained. “Give us a call today and we’ll show you how to maximize what we have to offer all of our patients.” OBAMACARE SPECIALIST IS AT THE OFFICE If you are like the millions of Americans waiting to see how you go about getting insured under the new ObamaCare coverage, Healthy Hallandale Medical is a name you need to be familiar with. They provide that free information and you will be able to find out everything that will help you with your health insurance needs.
If you have been looking for the answers to ObamaCare, call Healthy Hallandale Medical Center at 954-Healthy. Also, check out the other services in the advertisement on pg 9. You will be impressed.
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