Practitioners and Facilities

Having its physicians, nurses and other medical personnel attend e-Health seminar and training at the University of the Philippines National Telehealth Center, MedWay Healthcare Inc. only ensures that its practitioners are not only updated with the developments in telemedicine but are also keeping pace with the changes and challenges of the global e-Health. Couple with this, the acquisition of state-of-the-art telemedicine equipment, the Telemedicine Section of MedWay Healthcare Inc. makes it all the more capable and credible.

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In the PEME Setting

The role of telemedicine in the conduct of Pre-Employment Medical Examination (PEME) has been of great importance especially during follow-up of medical results and in facilitating the workups of patients with pending medical problems. While it is true that nothing beats the actual, face-to-face conversation/consultation with a medical doctor, there are certain facets of the follow-up process wherein telemedicine can be of pivotal help. Invaluably, these are:

• Telefollow-up

Using a specially designed computer program, MedWay patients after undergoing pre-employment medical examination will be notified of the medical evaluation results via text messages on their individual cell phones. Within 24 hours of PEME, patients will already know if they are fit to work, unfit to work or still with pending workups. Follow-up visit to the clinic is then advised.

Follow-up of results using traditional landline call is also accommodated.

• Teleconsultation

Follow-up Teleconsultation

Online communication between the MedWay physician and the patient regarding follow-up of medical results is being done in cases where the patient hails from a distant location (such as far-flung provinces or outskirts of the metropolitan Manila) or is unable to immediately visit the clinic. The MedWay physician gives the necessary medical advice and schedules the best day and time for the patient to come back to the clinic for follow-up.

Specialist Teleconsultation

With the patient stationed at MedWay’s Telemedicine Section and the specialist in another clinic or hospital, real-time consultation is made possible with the use of appropriate telemedicine equipment and with the able assistance of MedWay physician and nurse. In so doing, teleconsultation ensues despite distance barrier. This setup is especially utilized during exigency of situation wherein the needed specialist is not on duty at MedWay. This also makes referrals to specialists convenient to patients as this would save time and money spent on travelling to the specialist’s place.

Teleconsultation is being practiced in the following fields of expertise: Telecardiology, Telepulmonology, Tele-endocrinology, Telegastroenterology, Telenephrology, Teledermatology and Teleradiology.

Should the specialist need to listen to the patient’s breath, heart or bowel sounds, the MedWay physician or nurse would just place the telephonic stethoscope on the appropriate areas of the patient's body and the sound would instantly be transmitted to the specialist. High-definition cameras are also used when focusing on specific body parts or lesions. Diagnostic test results are relayed to the specialist using the store-and-forward technology or are made readily available using real-time electronic medical records.