Telemedicine for Occupational Therapists
Occupational therapists must juggle their time between patients, making the most effective use of the hours available to offering their services. Telemedicine for Occupational therapists can help you make the most efficient use of your time, whether you see patients solely in your office or you also visit schools to provide services there. Telemedicine lets you connect with patients via videoconferencing, so your interactions are nearly the same as they would be in person – with the exception being that you not the patient must leave your location for the appointment.
Occupational therapy requires face-to-face interaction between the therapist and the patient. With telemedicine for Occupational therapists, you can still enjoy the same interaction in real time using video and audio. Your patient uses his smartphone, tablet, laptop, or computer during your sessions, so you can see and interact normally while both are in remote locations. Our FHT Advantage Clinic telemedicine tools make it all possible.
Benefits of Telemedicine for Occupational Therapists
Patients receiving Occupational therapy stand to reap several benefits from this new, innovative technology. Patients can receive one-on-one speech therapy in real-time, face-to-face, without leaving home and without waiting in your waiting room behind other patients. This makes it easier for the patient to keep his appointment with you and reduces patient costs for commuting to your office. Patients are more apt to keep their appointments if they do not have to travel to do so, which enhances the overall effectiveness of their individual treatment goals.
How Telemedicine for Occupational Therapists Helps Your Practice
As a practicing speech therapist, your time is your biggest asset; it’s a commodity you can’t get back once it’s gone. Scheduling your time is easiest when have fewer no-shows and appointment cancellations. Having the ability to offer on-demand therapy session also makes it more likely to fill empty slots on your schedule when you do have cancellations, so you maximize the revenue you bring in. Telemedicine also reduces the amount of time you spend commuting between your office and area schools.
With the right telemedicine software and tools, you broaden your scope as an Occupational therapist, enabling yourself to be more flexible in the services that you offer. You can easily consult with your patients from a distance, even if you are away from the office, relaxing at home, or traveling. Our software gives you the ability to not only interact via video and audio, but you can also exchange screens with your patient, use chat, email, and text, broadening the service availability and heightening patient care.
Today’s patient desires convenience, which is one of the biggest advantages of telemedicine. Being a Occupational therapist who offers telemedicine services positions you as a cutting-edge provider on the cusp of innovation, which increases would-be patients’ perception of you as a therapist. Patients expect to have this type of service available to them, and we give you the tools to make it happen.