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Learn how a new interactive system allows patients to access a doctor on their own time
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- Date Feb 25, 2013
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Getting a doctor's appointments isn't always easy when your imminently thick like I'm sick right now you can't get an appointment with your doctor.
You know.
I'll call and click OK we can see you in three weeks 429 year old Nicole -- -- between her job and college.
Finding the extra time to go to a doctor's office or an urgent care center doesn't quite fit your schedule.
But now with the new service called talent -- when Nicole recently came down with the flu she was able to connect with a doctor in no time.
And at 11 o'clock at night.
I didn't have -- traffic and -- out.
So for something routine and I think it's really convenient -- -- is key you type of interactive system where a patient is able to obtain consultation.
With a a -- position.
Which involves.
Either telephone or -- consultation.
After a patient creates an account and add their medical history.
They have twenty -- seven access to US board certified doctors.
-- can resolve many non emergency medical issues like cold and flu scientists or respiratory infections and allergies.
The -- he would do.
-- me questions and -- -- -- also provides health care services to patients without insurance.
Annual memberships start at thirty dollars and each consultation.
Is 38 dollars.
We need to have new and creative ways of accessing our patients and I think our patients' access us.
And this this helps not only us as providers and patients but also it certainly -- helps the entire system.
Cutting costs and providing more access for our patients.
And for Nicole she says the experience was better than if she had went into -- doctors office I didn't get a sense of urgency with him he didn't seem that.
You know him how about waiting room full of people attitude he did.
He didn't -- that he was rushing seem like he had as much time -- I needed to talk.
For more information log on to tell a doc dot com I'm Julie Banderas Fox News.