MSDC Partners with DrFirst to Make Telehealth Available to DC Docs March 25, 2020
Written by Pia Duryea
Washington, D.C., March 25, 2020 – The Medical Society of the District of Columbia and DrFirst are collaborating to make telehealth technology available to physician practices, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) is the largest medical organization in the District of Columbia representing metropolitan Washington physicians. 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 MSDC President J. Desiree Pineda, MD, FACP. “We are partnering with DrFirst so that physician practices in our nation’s capital 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.
Telehealth can play a critical role in helping to keep patients and healthcare providers safe,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst. “DrFirst is committed to working with the Medical Society of the District of Columbia to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
View a Backline telehealth demo here.
About the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC)
With more than 3,000 members, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) is the largest medical organization in the District of Columbia representing metropolitan Washington physicians. Founded in 1817, MSDC is the first medical society chartered by an Act of Congress, and it remains dedicated to ensuring the well-being of physicians and their patients in metropolitan Washington. Learn more at msdc.org.
About DrFirst
Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes. We create unconventional solutions that solve care collaboration, medication management, price transparency, and adherence challenges faced in healthcare. We unite the Healthiverse by providing our clients with real-time access to the information they need, exactly when and how they need it – so patients get the best care possible. DrFirst solutions are used by nearly 300,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 100,000 prescribers, and more than 1,400 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit DrFirst.com.
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MSDC Media Contact:
Pia Duryea
duryea@msdc.org
(202) 355-9414
The Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) is the largest medical organization in the District of Columbia representing metropolitan Washington physicians. 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 MSDC President J. Desiree Pineda, MD, FACP. “We are partnering with DrFirst so that physician practices in our nation’s capital 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.
Telehealth can play a critical role in helping to keep patients and healthcare providers safe,” said G. Cameron Deemer, president of DrFirst. “DrFirst is committed to working with the Medical Society of the District of Columbia to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
View a Backline telehealth demo here.
About the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC)
With more than 3,000 members, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) is the largest medical organization in the District of Columbia representing metropolitan Washington physicians. Founded in 1817, MSDC is the first medical society chartered by an Act of Congress, and it remains dedicated to ensuring the well-being of physicians and their patients in metropolitan Washington. Learn more at msdc.org.
About DrFirst
Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at touchpoints of care to improve patient outcomes. We create unconventional solutions that solve care collaboration, medication management, price transparency, and adherence challenges faced in healthcare. We unite the Healthiverse by providing our clients with real-time access to the information they need, exactly when and how they need it – so patients get the best care possible. DrFirst solutions are used by nearly 300,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 100,000 prescribers, and more than 1,400 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more, visit DrFirst.com.
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MSDC Media Contact:
Pia Duryea
duryea@msdc.org
(202) 355-9414