McLeod Health introduces telehealth service
March 22, 2017
McLeod Health is now offering McLeod Telehealth, a service that enables patients to connect through live video with a doctor anytime from anywhere in the Carolinas using a computer, smart phone or tablet. Visits are private and secure. McLeod Telehealth is the only hospital-affiliated telehealth service in the region that enables patients to directly communicate with doctors online, making health care access faster, easier, and more affordable.
Patients can access a board-certified physician for minor illnesses or recurring conditions like cough, cold, ear infections, bronchitis, rashes, or the flu. Doctors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and no appointment is necessary. The $49 fee per visit is covered by some insurance through reimbursement, but insurance is not required. Signup is free at McLeodTelehealth.org. A free mobile app is also available for download.
“A patient visit has never been so easy because Telehealth allows us to bring quality care to each patient at a time and place that is convenient for them,” said Matt Reich, McLeod Health Director of Telehealth Services. “Using the latest technology, it’s like the return of house calls. And, this is one more way that McLeod Health is bringing accessible, dependable healthcare to the Carolinas.”
McLeod Health is comprised of seven hospitals from the Midlands of South Carolina to the coast, serving more than one million people in South Carolina and eastern North Carolina. It began offering McLeod Telehealth to serve not only those who want easier access to health care for minor, non-emergency illnesses or conditions, but also to those who live in smaller communities with limited access to a doctors. More about McLeod Health, its services, physicians, and community support can be found at McLeodHealth.org.
