Telemedicine

Telemedicine enhances your health care by giving you access to appointments even when you’re far away, busy, or too sick to leave your house. At Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC in San Antonio, Texas, Richard Diaz, DNP, FNP, PMHNP-BC, and the team offer you the option of virtual visits in many cases when they’re the more convenient option. Call Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC or book an appointment online for more information on telemedicine today.

What is telemedicine?

Telemedicine involves virtual appointments, so you don’t need to leave your home or office to talk to your medical provider. The team at Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC offers telemedicine as a convenient alternative to many in-person visits. 

You can use your personal smartphone, tablet, or computer to have virtual visits with Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC. These visits happen using high-definition video and audio so you can see and hear your provider clearly. 

While you may need to visit the office for some ambulatory services like lab work or vaccines, virtual visits allow you to fit medical care and follow-ups into your schedule even when an office visit is too inconvenient. 

Which services does telemedicine offer?

Telemedicine doesn’t work for every medical service, but there are many cases when it’s appropriate. Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC provides mental and physical health services using the convenience of telemedicine, including:

• Mental health assessments
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy and other counseling
• Medication management
• Treatment follow-ups 
• Basic exams and sick visits
• Weight management check-ins
• Going over lab results

For some health conditions, the team might integrate remote monitoring into your care, too. That involves monitoring certain aspects of your health from afar using advanced technologies like pulse oximeters, glucometers, or blood pressure cuffs. 

What are the benefits of using telemedicine?

The option of telemedicine improves the overall quality of health care. By increasing your access to your provider with this second option for communication, you can talk to the team more frequently and avoid missing appointments you otherwise couldn’t attend. 

A few noteworthy benefits of telemedicine are:

• Avoiding waiting rooms
• Saving time on transportation
• Saving costs on transportation
• Staying comfortable in your home while you’re sick
• Keeping up with appointments and follow-ups when you’re out of town
• Controlling infectious illnesses which can spread at a doctor’s office

During your initial visit, the team at Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC can talk to you about how to integrate telemedicine into your holistic medical care plan. 

Call Arbor Mental Health & Family Medical Center LLC or book an appointment online to find out how telemedicine can improve your health care today.