Top doctors embrace Telehealth – prioritize schedules for self-pay patients
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — HelloMD (hellomd.com) today announced the release of its Telehealth services for patients everywhere, to access some of the world's leading medical specialists. Top doctors from the west coast continue adding to the list of medical specialists available on the site.
HelloMD follows a strict selection process to ensure that just the top 1% of doctors are represented. The actual process is proprietary, but includes consideration of both subjective and objective measures, including peer nomination and review. Thus far, the company has enlisted top neurosurgeons, orthopedic specialists, cardiovascular, plastic surgeons ophthalmologists, and others. The company has plans to cover every major medical specialty, and city in the US.
"The business of medicine in America is changing rapidly," stated Mark Hadfield, Founder of HelloMD. "The best doctors are increasingly aware of a significant global market for their services; a market that will self-pay in order to access the best of the best. Our vision is of a global marketplace with easy access to the top 1% of doctors worldwide."
The system works by creating a 'care team,' which has access to each patient case. The care team can span geographic borders, and includes secure (HIPAA compliant) medical records management, and communications between consulting doctors, the patient and care coordinators. These capabilities ensure that the continuum of care is not compromised as the patient transitions from one provider to another.
The company is building an international doctor referral network and already has formal alliances with significant physician groups in China. In addition, the company's proprietary library of over five hundred doctors videos will be converted to Chinese, with other languages to follow.
"Our Chinese alliances efforts are well underway, and we see this as a growth market for leading US doctors," stated Nicholas Colyvas, HelloMD Chief Medical Officer. "Rather than compete with Chinese doctors, we are enrolling them in collaborative patient services, bringing the best of east and west medical thinking to each patient engagement. The Telehealth capabilities announced today are an important part of that collaborative effort we aim to support."
"I recently used HelloMD to connect with a prospective patient in Hong Kong," stated Dr. Gordon Lundy, Orthopedic Surgeon, San Francisco. "The Telehealth capabilities allowed for an in-depth discussion of treatment options, and this patient will likely travel to my office in San Francisco for treatment. This is a powerful way of expanding my access to international patients."
About HelloMD
HelloMD is a global platform, for remote access to the world's best doctors. We carefully select the top 1% of doctors across all medical specialties, and provide remote, Telehealth access to them through our secure (HIPAA compliant) platform. Our unique content provides patients everywhere with the ability to make an informed selection of the best medical care available.
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