Sound familiar?
You spend a third of your appointment convincing your patient to do the impossible…
Find a GP appointment - Around their work hours… within the week…
And IF they find one, compelling them to drive there and wait in a cramped reception area, rubbing shoulders with sick patients like a Japanese train during peak hour.
They then wait how long past their appointment time? 20 min, 40 min?
They then get assessed (again) by a GP…
The GP, needing to have an incredible amount of knowledge about (literally) anything that can go wrong with a human, has very little musculoskeletal knowledge, when compared to a physiotherapist.
They then struggle to know what is wrong and what to do from there,
But maybe you have written a letter?
Or told the patient what to ask for?
Who knows what they walk out with.
If they get a Medicare Funded scan slip, they go to the counter, and swipe their medicare card, the government pays ~$40, and then they pay out of pocket a further $43 (which is average out of pocket fee).
All for what?
A slip, you wish you could have just handed over to the patient when you saw them.
Doesn’t this sound better?
You decide your patient needs a scan…
Because you know what you are looking for…
And 2 minutes later…
Your patient will have a referral letter and radiology slip generated and sent to one of our Telehealth partners.
(did you know telehealth can be done WITHOUT a first face-to-face consult? But wont be covered by Medicare - Which is totally fine and does not raise our prices!)
You choose what scan needs to be done and where you want it done.
Your patient gets contacted within 15 minutes of doing the form (or can book a time that suits) to confirm their injury and details.
The radiology E-slip is signed there and then by the Telehealth GP, sent to the patient and yourself.
But wAIT, there’s more…
You get notified when they have booked the scan, where they booked and when they’ll have the scan.
You get notified when they finish the scan.
You get notified when the report is ready.
They get told to rebook with you to discuss the results and treatment plan.
“But, guys, you’re telling me that I get to do no admin, have full authority within the case and don’t lose my patient to the GP wilderness?”
