TELEMED COUNSELING
Don’t want to come to the office? We offer Tele Medicine Sessions!
What is TeleMedicine or TeleHealth Services?
At Alan P. Smith Counseling, Mr. Smith has been using telemed services for over five years and has been counseling clients from the Florida and New York areas since he is a licensed professional in both states.
Now the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has positioned telehealth as a necessary innovation in the continuous, safe provision of health care. The federal government has expanded telehealth services in the face of COVID-19 as a tool to facilitate the recommended isolation and social distancing techniques that curtail the spread of the virus.
Telehealth/Telemedicine allows providers to meet clients where they are, eliminating direct contact while maintaining face-to-face communication, and boasts additional benefits such as maintaining regular sessions with clients who are away on travel, at school, or confined to their homes and allowing clients to undergo treatment in the location most comfortable to them.
We provide a safe, HIPPA compliant video-conferencing software through SecureVideo.com where we can meet online and conduct sessions from the privacy of your own home, office, or vehicle using a computer or smart phone device.
Research shows that virtual session, whether through video-conferencing or in person can be just as effective for your treatment. When weighing the pros and cons of telemedicine, realize that no doctor, or service is perfect. Errors are possible in all methods of healthcare delivery.
Here are several advantages to using telemed services :
- Limits your exposure to dangerous germs.
- The ability to have therapy in a place you are most comfortable.
- If you are homebound, don’t drive, or can’t make it to an office for a variety of reasons, this provides an excellent alternative.
- Reduces drive time for clients, saving time and on gas.
- It creates more opportunities to schedule with their therapist. If they can’t make it back and forth to the office for a 1-hour appointment with drive time this is a great alternative to make that appointment happen.
- Many insurances are starting to pay for online counseling services, so clients can use insurance benefits. It is recommended that you check with each individual insurance provider to see what your insurance covers.
- If you have to travel out of the area you can still attend sessions without a disruption of service.
- The opportunity to do real time monitoring with clients can be a priceless therapeutic tool.