Remember to ask your doctor about this.
In the past, the company's doctors had talked with patients over the phone, but now MyMD is giving 1,000 of its top member doctors iBooks and iSight cameras, hoping they will be able to do some of their consulting via video conference. As the traditional model of health care continues to become unwieldy, with some patients enduring long waits to see a doctor for a few minutes, concierge practices are becoming more common. Some doctors are reducing the size of their practices in order to be available, on call, to concierge patients. With minor issues, much of the consulting can be done over the phone.
But now, MyMD is hoping to lead the way toward video conferencing as an integral part of such services, and because of the relatively low cost and high quality of cameras like Apple Computer's iSight -- around $130 -- the company is hoping many of its customers will also be able to purchase them.
Patients don't have to buy new cameras and laptops. The service also works on Windows PCs using inexpensive webcams or camcorders, and AOL's instant messaging service. Cheap USB webcams don't deliver the iSight's high-quality picture, but they still get the job done.
So hook up that webcam!
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