When you or a family member are sick or in need of preventive healthcare, it isn’t always easy to drop everything, leave home or work, and travel to a doctor’s office or an urgent care clinic. Fortunately, a growing number of medical practices are now offering telehealth primary care services.
Also known as telemedicine, telehealth provides patients with convenient and comprehensive, high-quality primary care from the comfort of home or any other location without having to be in the same room as their provider. Instead, you can consult with your doctor via phone call, video chats, emails, and text messages. This is especially helpful if you reside in a remote area, far away from your doctor’s office or if you have limited time, mobility, or means of transportation.
By using HIPPA-compliant technology to ensure that your sensitive medical information is safe, a telehealth visit enables you to confer with your PCP, receive assessments, and obtain prescriptions remotely.
How Telehealth Works
Telehealth enables you to have virtual appointments with your doctor through a scheduled phone or video conference. All you need to take advantage of telehealth is a reliable internet service and a smartphone, computer, or laptop. You can send and receive emails from your doctor, request prescription refills, or schedule appointments using their secure patient portal and your username and password. Plus, your doctor can share and explain your lab or imaging test results and answer any questions you may have.
The Benefits of Telehealth Primary Care
FamilyCare of Kent offers access to comprehensive, individualized telehealth primary care. These services provide multiple benefits, including:
- Prompt, convenient healthcare
- Medical assistance without having to leave your home
- Affordable and accessible appointments that can take place anywhere you have cellular service
- No wait times
- Full consultation, evaluation, and prescription services
Utilizing today’s high-speed mobile and internet connections, our highly skilled nurse practitioners can share X-rays, interpret MRIs, and obtain second opinions from other healthcare providers without having to leave our office. At the same time, our patients – particularly those who are infirmed or critically ill – can avoid the risks of traveling and exposure to germs and viruses, and those who are located in remote or rural areas can still receive the highest level of medical support that may have previously been unavailable to them.
Telehealth and Primary Care in Kent, Washington
At FamilyCare of Kent, we provide a family-centered approach to primary health care, whether in-office or via telemedicine. Our comprehensive services include:
- Annual Wellness Exams and Physicals
- Asthma Care
- Children’s Health
- Dermatology
- Sexual Health
- Teen Health
- Travel Medicine
- Vaccines and Immunizations
- Women’s Health / Gynecology
Our certified nurse practitioners not only stay up to date on the latest advances in health and medicine, but also on the technologies that make quality healthcare more accessible and effective, applying their several decades of combined experience to caring for children, teens, and adults. All the more reason to make FamilyCare of Kent your primary care provider.
To schedule an in-office or telehealth appointment for yourself or a family member, simply use our convenient online appointment request form or call FamilyCare of Kent in Washington at (253) 859-2273 (CARE).