Benefits of Virtual Healthcare

Benefits of Virtual Healthcare

By Babysits
4 min read

Many people have very busy schedules, and between balancing work life and social events it's not always easy to find the time to go to the doctors and get a check up! This can be even more difficult for parents and families, when you throw kids and their busy school and extracurricular schedules into the mix.

It can seem overwhelming at times as a parent to have to fit in doctors visits into an already packed schedule. This could even lead to parents putting off mild symptoms of health complaints they may be having and only prioritising their children’s health. However, in the long term, this isn’t a healthy choice, as self care is very important! Luckily there is an answer that can simplify some families and parents lives: virtual healthcare! So we’ve partnered up with Maple to explain how virtual healthcare can help families (and everyone for that matter) and help parents eliminate the stress of having to coordinate doctors visits and take a bit of the burden off!

How can virtual healthcare help parents

Virtual healthcare can be helpful to families in many different ways and in many different cases! To start simply, virtual healthcare can be a huge timesaver for parents. As a parent, there’s generally enough going on that every minute counts! In this way, instead of having to go to the GP and spending time waiting at the doctor’s office, parents in this case can get in touch with a doctor in minutes. This doesn’t totally remove the necessity of going to the doctor’s office, as some things and symptoms require a physical visit, however it can be a great timesaver and benefit in the event that a physical visit isn’t necessary!

How Maple Virtual Healthcare Works

In addition to giving medical advice, these are the other main areas that Maple can help with virtually:

  • Prescriptions - Based on your consultation and to the discretion of the treating physician, Maple doctors can give you a prescription which is sent digitally to the pharmacy of your choice, or even delivered to your home at no additional cost in most cases.
  • Medical Notes - Doctors can provide sick notes for short absences from work or school.
  • Labs & Referrals - Doctors can order lab work and provide lab work requisition, identifying the tests to be done.

Particularly in these times, with the government advising social distancing and taking proper measures to avoid becoming infected or transmitting COVID-19, people are increasingly wary when going out to do things. Many people are spending most of their time in the house, in order to try to flatten the curve and avoid spreading the virus. This can make it seem particularly daunting to visit your normal general practitioner’s office, and risk a greater chance of infection. In this case, by providing a platform where people and families can still reach a licensed Canadian physician from the comfort and safety of their homes, Maple is an extremely unique resource.

In fact, our friends at Maple have been working hard to bring patients in Canada the resources they need to access healthcare from the safety and comfort of home. To help with this, Maple is providing OHIP covered online COVID-19 assessments with Canadian doctors 8 am to 8 pm. Further, if you are a resident of British Columbia, Maple GP video visits are covered under MSP.

All in all, using a virtual healthcare platform can be a valuable resource for families who may be limited on free time, or for anyone in that case! Interested in learning more about what Maple does and how they work? Check out their website here: getmaple.ca

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