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MSMS Practice Solutions Partners with DrFirst to Make Telehealth Available to Michigan Physician Practices to Help Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
The Michigan State Medical Society and DrFirst are collaborating to make telehealth technology available to physician practices, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
DrFirst is a pioneer in technology, support, and services that connect people at touchpoints of patient care.
DrFirst's Backline care collaboration platform includes a telehealth feature that allows physicians to initiate telehealth visits with patients in a secure manner that protects patients’ private health information. Patients do not need to download an app, access a patient portal, or undergo a cumbersome registration process.
Congress, the White House, and public health experts point to the critical role of telehealth for patient care during the coronavirus pandemic. Telemedicine allows clinicians to treat patients without exposing healthcare workers and other patients to the coronavirus.
“It’s important that physicians have access to telehealth solutions that are quick and easy to implement, simple to use, and protect private health information,” said S. Bobby Mukkamala, MD, President, Michigan State Medical Society. “We are partnering with DrFirst so that physician practices in Michigan can implement telehealth right away, to help provide their patients with continuity of care and reduce the risk of exposure.”
Backline is used to improve care collaboration in nearly every setting, including physician practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical services, hospices, and pharmacies. Healthcare providers use Backline’s HIPAA-compliant secure messaging and telehealth capability to confer with other clinicians.
“DrFirst is committed to keeping patients and healthcare providers safe,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst. “Telehealth and other strategic uses of technology can be critical defenses against the COVID-19 pandemic. We stand ready to work with the Michigan State Medical Society and physician practices to help protect their patients and staff from exposure.”
View a Backline telehealth demo here.
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