(Atlantic) Atlantic Medical Center, RHC (AMC) offers walk-in care six days a week, appointments five days a week, and now offers telehealth appointments for patients via smart phone, tablet, or home computer.
Over the past week, multiple AMC providers have piloted telehealth appointments with patients. All providers at Atlantic Medical Center, RHC or its satellite locations, can see patients via telehealth. While telehealth isn’t the right choice for all appointments, it is a great option for patients who are due for follow-up care, patients who have chronic health issues, patients who need prescription refills, or very minor acute issues such as rashes, pink eye, small wounds, etc.
Patients can call and ask to schedule a telehealth appointment, or some providers may recommend it.
Patients will need to use a smart phone, tablet, or computer that has a camera, microphone, and speakers. If patients have a home blood pressure machine or oximeter, they should have those close at hand in case they are needed during the telehealth appointment.
When the appointment is scheduled, admissions staff will verify either a mobile phone number or an email address for the patient. The patient will then receive either text or email instructions.
Most insurance companies will pay for telehealth visits in the same manner that they pay for a regular office visit, and your usual copayments or coinsurance will apply.
For prenatal appointments and well child visits, the Anita and Griswold Medical Centers are designated well-care clinics staffed by Dr. Angela Weppler and Jessica Jackson, ARNP.
