Telemedicine at Texas Urology Specialists
Telemedicine at Texas Urology Specialists
Specialized cancer care no matter where you live.
Telemedicine at Texas Urology Specialists
Texas Urology Specialists has significantly expanded its telemedicine capabilities so that patients can have access to physicians and advance practice providers (e.g., nurse practitioners) for virtual visits from their homes.
Our commitment to providing high quality cancer care includes adapting and innovating to meet your needs, including in the current challenging environment. For clinically appropriate appointments, such as initial new patient consultations, managing cancer treatment side effects, and post-treatment follow-up visits, telemedicine offers convenience and safety – and the opportunity to initiate and continue effective care.
We launched telemedicine at Texas Urology Specialists five years ago with a system that enabled our patients access to key specialists in our practice regardless of location. With this expansion, accelerated to meet current needs, more than 400 physicians are now equipped to provide telemedicine consultations.
Nearly all doctors in Texas Urology Specialists are using the telemedicine platform to deliver patient care.
There is no change in the referral process for physicians. Physicians may fax a referral or submit an online referral request and select "telemedicine" as the appointment type preference.
Telemedicine visits are available to all Texas Urology Specialists patients, when clinically appropriate. Our physicians and medical teams will determine when patients should be seen in person for an examination in the office. With telemedicine visits available from the outset, patients may be able to reduce the number of needed in person visits.
New patient consultations, established patient visits, acute care visits, genetic consultations, some post-treatment follow-up visits, and other visits.
No. Once scheduled, patients or their caregivers can download a free, easy-to-use mobile phone or computer app that will guide them through the telemedicine visit process.
Telemedicine enables our urologists to connect directly with patients who need highly specialized care, even if they live many miles away from the physicians’ offices and clinics. With telemedicine, patients across Texas have access to our extensive and diverse expertise, while saving time and expense by limiting travel to a distant treatment facility. It also offers patients options to visit with their doctor when traveling to the clinic is not ideal. Travel to the clinic may not be ideal because either the patient is at risk or the patient may live in a community at risk.
REQUEST A TELEMEDICINE CONSULT
Telemedicine does not completely eliminate the need for patients to travel for certain aspects of treatment and in-person doctor visits. But the robust communications technology effectively extends the reach by allowing many consultations, follow-up visits, and acute care visits to take place remotely. This is vitally important in many areas of Texas, where access to specialty healthcare is limited, and when patients can’t come to the clinic.
For example, during the coronavirus epidemic, Texas Urology Specialists grew telemedicine services to many of our urologists to allow them to evaluate patients that have infectious risk without bringing them in to the clinic. It also allows us to continue to actively follow our regular patients while keeping our clinic volumes low. We are also using this platform for the routine care and follow up of our patients who are not on active treatment, as this allows us to serve them and address their needs while they are at home. We can also use this platform to support our patients who are on active treatment.
Currently, telemedicine from Texas Urology Specialists requires patients to follow these instructions to request a consult.
For more information, and to find out if your case is appropriate for Texas Urology Specialists' telemedicine capability, contact your location for more information.
Follow the instructions below to request a telemedicine consult on a desktop or laptop:
Download instructions for Desktop/Laptop: English / Spanish
Call your location to schedule or request an appointment online for a telemedicine consult and follow instructions listed for your device:
For technical issues, please contact support at help@vsee.com or call 650-772-6259. VSee support staff hours are from 8:00am - 10:00pm CST (Mon-Fri) and 09:00am - 9:00pm (Sat-Sun).
Texas Urology Specialists has significantly expanded its telemedicine capabilities so that patients can have access to physicians and advance practice providers (e.g., nurse practitioners) for virtual visits from their homes.
Our commitment to providing high quality cancer care includes adapting and innovating to meet your needs, including in the current challenging environment. For clinically appropriate appointments, such as initial new patient consultations, managing cancer treatment side effects, and post-treatment follow-up visits, telemedicine offers convenience and safety – and the opportunity to initiate and continue effective care.
We launched telemedicine at Texas Urology Specialists five years ago with a system that enabled our patients access to key specialists in our practice regardless of location. With this expansion, accelerated to meet current needs, more than 400 physicians are now equipped to provide telemedicine consultations.
Nearly all doctors in Texas Urology Specialists are using the telemedicine platform to deliver patient care.
There is no change in the referral process for physicians. Physicians may fax a referral or submit an online referral request and select "telemedicine" as the appointment type preference.
Telemedicine visits are available to all Texas Urology Specialists patients, when clinically appropriate. Our physicians and medical teams will determine when patients should be seen in person for an examination in the office. With telemedicine visits available from the outset, patients may be able to reduce the number of needed in person visits.
New patient consultations, established patient visits, acute care visits, genetic consultations, some post-treatment follow-up visits, and other visits.
No. Once scheduled, patients or their caregivers can download a free, easy-to-use mobile phone or computer app that will guide them through the telemedicine visit process.
