Dipak Nandi MD: Telemedicine, Destiny of The Healthcare Industry

Though the concept of the telemedicine platform was introduced long before, it lacked popularity, until now. With the pandemic hit of the contagious corona virus, the platform has not only gained reorganization but also widely been accepted.

In fact, today to ensure a seamless telemedicine opportunity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated changes like:

• Waving out the video requirement for certain telephone evaluation and management services,
• Opportunity for Medicare beneficiaries to use an audio-only telephone to get telehealth and telemedicine services etc

Furthermore, private insurance companies too for ensuring a seamless telemedicine services are also seen updating and changing many of their policies and payment regulations. For instances:

• waving out the proof-of-delivery requirements and even said to extended certain prior-authorizations and allows for face-to-face exams by telehealth for new prior authorizations according to the new regulation of United health policies
• Whereas temporarily adjusting is also done or initiated by Anthem in its approach to monitoring claims and audits and even suspending selected prior authorization requirements which is not essential etc

In fact, Dipak Nandi M.D, who has been working for more than decades in the healthcare domain observed, providing a seamless access to physicians and patients, the telemedicine platform also helps in eliminating the pressure faced in the emergency room.

Constantly growing in gaining appreciation in slowing the spreading rate of the contagious corona virus, the platform today ensures a seamless treatment solution for both physically and mentally ailing patients.

Playing a major role in the healthcare domain by blurring all the geographical boundaries, the platform helps in the a faster treatment solution.

In fact, being the need for the hour and the future of the healthcare industry, the telemedicine platform today ensures telemonitoring, counseling etc within the comfort of the home.