ClickMedix’s patent pending mobile telehealth platform enables secure, HIPAA-compliant and reliable transmission of patient information necessary for a remote medical specialists/experts to provide a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Authorized user can request for a tele-consultation using ClickMedix Mobile application on Android phones and iPhones or ClickMedix Web application. See an example for how it works for skin diseases via ClickDerm Mobile-Web Teledermatology service.
Tele-Consultation example: ClickDerm Mobile-Web Teledermatology
ClickDerm Mobile-Web Teledermatology allows health providers and patients to request for a remote dermatologist advice via either a mobile phone or a web browser.
Notes: Patient privacy is our highest priority. Cartoons are used for illustration purposes.
The benefits of the service include:
- Reliable transmissions: The transmission technology is engineered to withstand intermittent and/or weak data connectivity even for large patient case uploads with up to 20 images.
- Secure data processing: The ClickMedix teledermatology service is HIPAA compliant ensuring all data are kept and processed securely. All patient data are encrypted right on the phone, provided a second layer of encryption for transmission and remain encrypted post-transmission in both processing via the web server and in storage.
- Easy-to-Use: The user-interface minimizes the time needed to learn to submit a consultation request either on the mobile application or through the web.
- Anywhere, anytime access to teledermatology service with a single set of access credentials: Authentication credentials are the same whether using the mobile application or the web. PCPs can submit and review consultations whenever and wherever desired using the mobile application, a mobile web-browser or a computer web browser. Similarly, consulting dermatologists can review a consultation request and provide a recommended treatment plan whenever and wherever desired using a mobile phone web-browser or a computer web browser.
- Fast set-up time: Users only need to download the mobile application once and enter authentication credentials when beginning to send and view consultation requests.
- Real-time updates to applications: Updates to applications are pushed out to users who only need to authenticate and confirm in order to receive the update.
- Customizable workflow: The architecture and design enable the application workflow to be tailored to fit particular workflows of health facilities and user groups.
- Customizable reports: Data analysis draws on up to the minute data and can be tailored into generate needed reports.
- Integratable into other health IT systems, including EMR systems: The system is designed so its processes and data can be integrated into existing IT health systems.
- User controlled: Administrative users can set up user accounts, monitor usage, and generate reports.
- Comprehensive and continually improving: ClickMedix provides a comprehensive set of functions and will continue to add new features for PCP users, consulting dermatologists and administrators to improve healthcare to end patients.
Benefits for patients
- <72 hr versus months for specialist consultation
- Early detection and treatment planning of serious ailments with expert consultation, e.g. skin cancer
- Consolidates specialist and GP visit into one initial GP visit
- Facilitates referral appointment scheduling with specialists
Benefits for clinics and hospitals
- Eliminates clinic referral backlog
- Facilitates referral appointment scheduling with specialists
- Extends generalist clinic to offer specialist consultation
- Improved patient quality of care and experience (less wait time, better diagnosis, convenience)
- Increased operations margin using nurse staff for information gathering
- Lowers total cost of care provision through early detection
- Increases overall number of patients served and revenue/patient due to patient’s preference to visit client facility
- Facilitates clinic staff recognition of common specialty area ailments