Chronic disease monitoring with augmented teleconsultation

Teleconsultation has revolutionized the world of medicine by making it easier to consult a doctor at a distance. Get ready to discover augmented teleconsultation: innovative, more sophisticated and as close as possible to a physical consultation. In fact, it's not just a matter of video-consultation. medical appointment takes place in a connected cabin developed by Tessan.

This teleconsultation cabin is equipped with a range of medical devices, enabling all necessary examinations to be carried out. It enables a diagnosis to be made in the first instance. It is also possible tomonitor your chronic pathology.

What types of chronic illnesses can be treated by teleconsultation?

First and foremost, it's important to define what exactly a chronic disease is. It's a long-term health condition that affects a person. Since augmented teleconsultation is based on innovative technology, it is now possible to carry out a medical consultation at a distance, with a view to monitoring this type of pathology.

Teleconsultation as we know it is not enough to treat chronic illnesses. Rather, it is a complement to the physical consultations you will have had with your GP. It is possible to monitor chronic conditions remotely, but only partially.

Generally speaking, people suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and cancer can use augmented teleconsultation. Connected teleconsultation booths are also available for people suffering from mental illness.

Better monitoring of your chronic disease with Tessan's augmented teleconsultation

Thanks to augmented teleconsultation, it's now easier and quicker to access specific medical care. There's no longer any need to wait days for an appointment for a consultation in a doctor's surgery. Telemedicine facilitates access to care, practitioners and healthcare facilities.

You'll also have no need to worry about the results of an assessment carried out in a connected cabin. Thanks to the technological tools used, you'll get the same results as in a traditional consultation.

Augmented teleconsultation allows you to benefit from improved monitoring of your chronic pathology. The Tessan cabin provides you with connected medical devices, enabling you to benefit from a complete medical diagnosis. The doctor guides you through the use of each tool. Ultimately, you can obtain a prescription for medication, medical imaging tests, dental care and more.

Last but not least, regular consultation provides the patient with considerable psychological support. This is particularly important for people with mental health problems.

Teleconsultation in a connected cabin for a chronic condition

Remote consultations are without appointment for a general practitioner. To access a specialist or paramedical doctor, you need to book an appointment 72 hours in advance. Specialist consultations require an advance payment of at least 30 euros. For a general practitioner, full third-party payment is applied. All you need is a carte vitale to be reimbursed by your health insurance or mutuelle.

To enable you to communicate with the teleconsulting doctor, the connected cabin is equipped with a screen dedicated to videoconferencing. In fact, this is the very essence of augmented teleconsultation: the doctor talks to you via teletransmission. However, the teleconsultation process may vary from one pathology to another. In all cases, your doctor will guide you step by step through the remote consultation. The aim: to obtain an efficient medical diagnosis.

A connected teleconsultation booth also features all kinds of connected tools. These include

• The tensiometer,
• The thermometer,
• The scale,
• The stethoscope,
• Oximeter,
• The dermatoscope,
• Otoscope.

In view of the medical examinations to be carried out, your doctor will give you precise instructions to enable you to handle this equipment with ease.

Important point: as teleconsultation is only between you and your doctor, all your exchanges remain confidential. The same applies to your personal data. They are secure. Once the teleconsultation is over, the corresponding doctor will draw up a report on your check-up. The relevant data will immediately be printed in your medical file in the booth.

What are the advantages of monitoring a chronic illness via augmented teleconsultation?

With augmented teleconsultation, medical consultations for the follow-up of a chronic disease are now easily accessible. As a general rule, it takes several days (or even months) to obtain an appointment to consult healthcare professionals. For a connected teleconsultation, the maximum waiting time for an appointment with a specialist is three days.

This means you benefit from fast patient care. In fact, it only takes a few minutes to book an appointment with your GP or specialist doctors. All you have to do is fill in a few details and choose the date and time that suits you (taking into account the doctor's availability).

And that's not all! Augmented teleconsultation will also save you time. You won't have to make long trips to your GP to renew your prescription. Our augmented medical teleconsultation solutions are being deployed all over France. You can find our augmented telemedicine booths in pharmacies, town halls and healthcare facilities throughout France. So, if you need to see your doctor, you don't need to make an appointment, and you can obtain a valid medical prescription. You can then collect your medication as soon as you leave the booth.

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