Teledermatologist as a Conscious Business Model

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Conscious Business Model

At Teledermatologist, we have looked at all of our stakeholders and examined ways in which everyone benefits from a Teledermatologist consultation. In this article we will explore how Teledermatologist creates a win to the power of 10, effectively spreading the benefits of the service far across Australia. 

What is Teledermatologist? 

Teledermatologist is a Newcastle Dermatology initiative, providing Specialist Dermatology services anywhere in Australia using a safe, secure teleconference platform.

As regional medical centres look for ways to achieve their goal of delivering overall patient care, telehealth services are becoming more important than ever to achieve this outcome. Effectively, providing health equity across Australia by providing specialist health services to some of the most remote places in the country. 

The net result is all Stakeholders engaged in a Teledermatologist Consultation Win!

How do All Teledermatologist Stakeholders Win?

  • REGIONAL PATIENTS

    • Increased Convenience: Patients don’t need to travel (drive or fly) long distances for a short consultation. Simply return to your local medical centre and have your trusted GP or Nurse accompany you throughout the consultation.

    • Reduced out of Pocket Fees: Medicare is supporting the drive to use Telehealth services by providing patients with a 150% Medicare rebate when attending a Telehealth Consultation. This means less out of pocket fee, again making specialist services more accessible.

    • Prompt Dermatology Access: Typical Teledermatologist wait times range between 1 - 3 weeks, instead of busy city Dermatologist wait times which can be in excess of 8 months.

    • Increased Medical Expertise in the Consultation: Having your trusted GP or Nurse in the consultation means that the Medical Professionals can have an in depth medical conversation about your condition while performing all the physical requirements of the consultation. The end result is a better outcome for the patient.

    • Access Prescription Medication: Patients can access Dermatology related prescription drugs directly from the Teledermatologist and/or their General Practitioner. 

  • REGIONAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

    • Increased Support and Care: Access to Specialist Dermatologist means GPs are able to increase the quality and efficiency of regional patient care.

    • Professional Development Opportunities: GPs and Nurses attending Teledermatologist consultations with their patients are able to ask detailed questions about Dermatological conditions, thus improving the depth of their knowledge and ability to attend to future cases.

    • Networking Opportunities: Regional Medical Professionals often lack access to Specialists, thus attending 20 - 30min consultation with their patients provides an opportunity to engage with FACD registered Dermatology Specialists.

  • REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTRES

    • Provide Specialist Services: Offering specialist medical services not only creates a competitive advantage in Regional Areas, but it caters to achieving a medical centres goal of providing overall patient care goals.

    • Generate Additional Revenue: Medicare Item Numbers are available for GPs and Nurses attending consultations with patients, thus providing an increased revenue stream with a relatively low initial investment. 

    • Increased Recruitment and Retention of Regional Medical Professionals: GPs and Nurses gain access to Specialists which generate Professional Development while in regional areas of Australia.

  • REGIONAL AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES

    • Reduced Financial Pressures: No need to take days off work, incur hefty travel costs (petrol, flights, cabs, trains, etc) and hotel fees in cities to attend a 20 - 30 minute consultation, simply visit your local, trusted medical centre.

    • Earlier, Quicker Specialist Access and Diagnosis: Skin conditions can be diagnosed earlier thus reducing stress on communities and families that would normally result from having to deal with advanced skin conditions due to late diagnosis. 

  • DERMATOLOGISTS

    • Access to a Wider Variety of Patients and Conditions: Dermatologists are able to provide specialist care to patients that are exposed to vastly differing environmental conditions across Australia. Some such varying conditions include humidity, sun intensity, chemical exposure (from mine sites, farms, etc), allagens, pollutants, food types, patients age and ethnicity, and more…

    • Increased Reach: Dermatologists have the opportunity to provide their Specialist Dermatological skills to all of Australia.

    • Practice from Anywhere in Australia: You have the freedom to travel and practice provided you have a good internet connection. 

    • Practice while Changing Life Gears: As we shift gears throughout our lives to attain a more balanced lifestyle, perhaps you’re starting a family or maybe reaching retirement and you are happy to reduce the demands of running a practice, Teledermatologist provides the flexibility to practice as your life evolves. 

  • TELEDERMATOLOGIST

    • Employment Opportunities: Teledermatologist provides local Novocastrians employment opportunities.

    • Sense of Doing Good For Australia: The Teledermatologist team knows we are doing something wonderful for our regional Australian and that everyday we are able to improve lives. Thus we try to embody the Conscious Business Model Principles, which includes working with a sense of ‘Purpose’, developing a supportive TACTILE ‘Culture’, creating multi-win relationships with all of our ‘Stakeholders’, and we are developing our ‘Leadership’ stance in the Telehealth space, as we help improve health equity across Australia. 

  • GOVERNMENT

    • Improved Health Equity: Teledermatologist is providing increased access to Specialist Dermatology services, which means less Government investment is needed to develop these services.

    • Cost Savings to Government Health System: As skin conditions are diagnosed and treated earlier, less financial spend is required to assist those patients dealing with severe or late state skin conditions.

  • OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

    • Finally, the other stakeholders that benefit from Teledermatologist include Suppliers, Lenders and Shareholders. 

We at Teledermatologist are proud that we are able to create a win to the power of 10 business environment that spread the benefits of dermatological health and well-being right across this wide and beautiful country of Australia.

If you have any questions or would like to reach out, please navigate to the ‘Contact Us’ page where you can leave us a message or find our contact details.

We are here to support you and look forward to hearing from you.

Kesley KernesDermatologist, Dermatologist near me, Dermatology