Last Updated: 4/21/23
Telehealth involves the use of secure electronic communications, information technology, or other means to enable a healthcare provider and a patient at different locations to communicate and share individual patient health information for the purpose of rendering clinical care. This “Telehealth Informed Consent” informs the patient (“patient,” “you,” or “your”) concerning the treatment methods, risks, and limitations of using a telehealth platform.
Services Provided:
Telehealth services offered by Respiratory Physicians, P.A. (“Group”), and the Group’s engaged providers (our “Providers” or your “Provider”) may include a patient consultation, diagnosis, treatment recommendation, prescription, and/or a referral to in-person care, as determined clinically appropriate (the “Services”).
Convexity Scientific, Inc. d/b/a Wellinks (“Wellinks”) does not provide the Services; it performs administrative, payment, and other supportive activities for Group and our Providers.
Electronic Transmissions:
The types of electronic transmissions that may occur using the telehealth platform include, but are not limited to:
Appointment scheduling;
Completion, exchange, and review of medical intake forms and other clinically relevant information (for example: health records; images; output data from medical devices; sound and video files; diagnostic and/or lab test results) between you and your Provider via:
asynchronous communications;
two-way interactive audio in combination with store-and-forward communications; and/or
two-way interactive audio and video interaction;
Treatment recommendations by your Provider based upon such review and exchange of clinical information;
Delivery of a consultation report with a diagnosis, treatment and/or prescription recommendations, as deemed clinically relevant;
Prescription refill reminders (if applicable); and/or
Other electronic transmissions for the purpose of rendering clinical care to you.
Expected Benefits:
• Improved access to care by enabling you to remain in your preferred location while your Provider consults with you. Our telehealth services are generally available 8 hours a day, on business days (M-F), and may vary by time zone.
• Convenient access to follow-up care. If you need to receive non-emergent follow-up care related to your treatment, please contact your Provider by directly sending a chat message to your Provider through your user account.
• More efficient care evaluation and management. Generally, responses will be received within 1-2 business days, M-F during business hours, which may vary by time zone.
Service Limitations:
• The primary difference between telehealth and direct in-person service delivery is the inability to have direct, physical contact with the patient. Accordingly, some clinical needs may not be appropriate for a telehealth visit and your Provider will make that determination.
• OUR PROVIDERS DO NOT ADDRESS MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, YOU SHOULD DIAL 9-1-1 AND/OR GO TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT WELLINKS, GROUP, OR YOUR PROVIDER. AFTER RECEIVING EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE TREATMENT, YOU SHOULD VISIT YOUR LOCAL PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.
• Our Providers are an addition to, and not a replacement for, your local primary care provider. Responsibility for your overall medical care should remain with your local primary care provider, if you have one, and we strongly encourage you to locate one if you do not.
• Group does not have any in-person clinic locations.
Security Measures:
The electronic communication systems we use will incorporate network and software security protocols to protect the confidentiality of patient identification and imaging data and will include measures to safeguard the data and to ensure its integrity against intentional or unintentional corruption. All the Services delivered to the patient through telehealth will be delivered over a secure connection that complies with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).
Possible Risks:
• Delays in evaluation and treatment could occur due to deficiencies or failures of the equipment and technologies, or provider availability.
• In the event of an inability to communicate as a result of a technological or equipment failure, please contact the Group at support@wellinks.com.
• In rare events, your Provider may determine that the transmitted information is of inadequate quality, thus necessitating a rescheduled telehealth consult or an in-person meeting with your local primary care doctor.
• In very rare events, security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information.
Patient Acknowledgments:
I further acknowledge and understand the following:
Additional State-Specific Consents:
The following consents apply to patients accessing Group’s website for the purposes of participating in a telehealth consultation as required by the states listed below:
Alaska: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Iowa: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Idaho: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Indiana: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Kentucky: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Maine: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here; Or, the Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure’s website, here.
Oklahoma: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here
Oregon: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Rhode Island: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here.
Texas: I have been informed of the following notice:
NOTICE CONCERNING COMPLAINTS -Complaints about physicians, as well as other licensees and registrants of the Texas Medical Board, including physician assistants, acupuncturists, and surgical assistants may be reported for investigation at the following address: Texas Medical Board, Attention: Investigations, 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 610, P.O. Box 2018, MC-263, Austin, Texas 78768-2018, Assistance in filing a complaint is available by calling the following telephone number: 1-800-201-9353, For more information, please visit our website at www.tmb.state.tx.us.
AVISO SOBRE LAS QUEJAS- Las quejas sobre médicos, asi como sobre otros profesionales acreditados e inscritos del Consejo Médico de Tejas, incluyendo asistentes de médicos, practicantes de acupuntura y asistentes de cirugia, se pueden presentar en la siguiente dirección para ser investigadas: Texas Medical Board, Attention: Investigations, 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 610, P.O. Box 2018, MC-263, Austin, Texas 78768-2018, Si necesita ayuda para presentar una queja, llame al: 1-800-201-9353, Para obtener más información, visite nuestro sitio web en www.tmb.state.tx.us
Vermont: I have been informed that if I want to register a formal complaint about a provider, I should visit the medical board’s website, here; Or, the Vermont Board of Osteopathic Examiners’ website, here.