Certainly by most opinions, a face to face visit is most desirable but a TeleMed visit either via audio with just a phone call or via visual through various sources is a proper way to care for patients in this new era.
If the interaction is for a new problem, try to have your comments written down or outline exactly what the problem is so you can succinctly deliver that information to your healthcare provider.
If this is an interaction to talk about your blood pressure, hopefully you have home blood pressure readings that can give the practitioner an idea of how well your blood pressure is controlled.
If the interaction is to check on your diabetes your health care team is going to want to know what your glucose numbers have been over the period since your last visit.
Dr. Bland’s radio show, “It’s a Matter of Your Health,” can be heard live on Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. on N.C. A&T State University’s WNAA, 90.1 FM.
