The Future of Telehealth: How to Offer Outstanding Virtual Care With RxPortal

Telehealth services in the United States have significantly increased in recent years, partly due to patients’ preference for convenience. The aesthetic industry is no exception, seeing a surge in people seeking telehealth services in the last few years.

Telehealth trends show that telemedicine is among the top-funded digital health categories worldwide, so it’s high time medical spa owners keep up with the changing times and elevate their practice.

If you’re in the medical spa business, you probably already know how telehealth can help your practice. You’ve seen the benefits for your patients and practice — more time for in-person visits, better access to consultations, reduced no-show rates, and happier patients. As it becomes more apparent that the benefits far outweigh the costs of investment, telehealth is transitioning from being a temporary fix to a permanent solution.

What is Telehealth?

Telehealth refers to any type of care delivered remotely via electronic communications between patients and providers or clinicians. 

Most telehealth solutions make it possible for patients to receive services from providers who may not be located within close proximity. Virtual care can also benefit your practice by providing you with opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

What is Virtual Care?

Virtual care encompasses telemedicine and other remote healthcare technologies like home monitoring devices, mobile apps, and email communication between your practice and your patient.  

Maximizing Telehealth and Virtual Care at Your Practice

Telehealth offers a convenient, safe way for patients to receive care from anywhere with an internet connection. This access can be especially helpful for patients who live in rural areas and have difficulty traveling to healthcare providers. 

In addition, some people may feel more comfortable receiving treatment from their own homes instead of in a medical office or hospital. By implementing telehealth and virtual care, your practice can attract more patients and encourage return visits by offering a convenient alternative to in-person visits.

Streamlining the Patient Journey

Because telehealth is still new, many individuals will be unfamiliar with the process as they attend their first appointment. They may have questions about how you’ll share your visit notes and how they can communicate with you. 

Before each person’s first virtual care appointment, discuss every step of the process, so they feel more comfortable with the experience. Make sure your patient is on the same page with you at all times, and clarify your next steps as you navigate your meeting together. Emphasize the following benefits of telemedicine:

Provides a Paperless Experience

Med spas can offer a paperless experience with virtual consultations. For example, you can use an e-signature platform to send waivers, treatment plans, and other documents. Then, a patient can sign and submit them electronically. It’s more convenient than having patients come in to sign paperwork and speeds up the consultation process.

Eliminate the need for patients to fill out lengthy forms or sign multiple documents by replacing them with online registration forms and make it easy for patients to pay online without having to visit a front desk or waiting room.

If you have a HIPAA-compliant messaging service like RxPortal, your staff can text patients updates on their treatment plans or schedule changes after the consultation.

Let Your Patients Play an Active Role

With virtual care and telemedicine technology in aesthetic medicine practices, patients can take an active role in their treatment from the comfort of their own homes.

With the right tools, you can empower your patients to receive the personalized care they need, whether day or night. Telehealth technology also provides your patients with a more affordable way to receive follow-up care after surgery or an in-office visit.

Med spas are uniquely positioned to embrace new technologies that make it easier for patients to engage with their providers and take an active role in their own care. 

Messaging capabilities in platforms like RxPortal allow you to send questions and reminders directly to a patient’s smartphone. Secure, encrypted messaging is HIPAA-compliant and allows you to communicate with patients outside of office hours — use it for follow-up questions after procedures or for post-treatment check-ins.

Keeps Patients in the Loop With Automated Reminders

By automating your appointment reminders, you can help your patients remember when they are scheduled to meet with you while minimizing the workload on your staff. 

Missed reminders could mean missed appointments. Keeping your patients updated about your virtual meetings can help them show up on time more frequently and enable you to leverage the power of telehealth to its full potential. 

Offers Friendly, Remote Consultations

Remote consultations help you stay connected to your patients and keep them engaged with your practice. An online consultation can be the perfect way to set a potential patient’s expectations and help them feel comfortable coming back for future appointments at your place of practice. 

Frequently, remote consultations are perfect for those looking to learn more about their options without leaving the comfort of their home. You can also use them to evaluate customer satisfaction after a service or help them schedule their next appointment. 

These consultations are easy to conduct and can be a great way to help people get familiar with your practice before ever stepping foot inside your doors.

RxPortal: The Future of Digital Healthcare

Telehealth in 2025 puts virtual care at the forefront of digital medicine. However, with the limitations of stand-alone solutions becoming more apparent, PatientNow aims to provide an all-in-one tool that enables providers to offer telehealth services quickly and easily, without any additional setup or configuration.

The RxPortal offers comprehensive telehealth and virtual care support for businesses in the aesthetic industry by optimizing clinical workflows and patient interactions. This digital solution transforms your med spa practice through its key features and benefits, which include:

• Virtual consultation capabilities: RxPortal brings virtual care to your patient’s fingertips. The platform allows med spa businesses to transcend time and geographical limitations and conduct secure, HIPAA-compliant video consultations.
• Integrated patient portal: Patients can easily access their health information and appointment history through the integrated patient portal. This empowers patients to take on a more proactive role in their health management.
• Online appointment scheduling: RxPortal allows patients to schedule, reschedule, and cancel appointments as they need, reducing administrative burden on the staff and minimizing instances of no-shows.
• Treatment plan management: Providers can easily create, modify, and share personalized treatment plans with patients, promoting a collaborative approach to reaching aesthetic goals.
• Remote monitoring capabilities: RxPortal offers mobile accessibility and a suite of tools for patients to monitor their progress remotely. Providers can modify treatment plans based on real-time feedback and follow-up assessments.
• Educational resources: RxPortal gives users access to educational materials and allows care providers to securely share medical information and photos with patients.

Accelerate Your Virtual Care with RxPortal

RxPortal is a virtual care platform from PatientNow that offers digital solutions to patients and healthcare providers in the med spa business. It leverages technology to provide next-level care to patients from the comforts of their homes. RxPortal is PatientNow’s answer to the growing demand for telehealth opportunities in the aesthetic industry.

Embrace the future of telehealth in your med spa practice. Learn more about RxPortal by speaking with our experts or requesting a demo to experience our innovative PatientNow platform firsthand.