Telehealth & Process

Asynchronous visit refers to a telehealth visit in which medical information is transmitted and reviewed at a later time, outside a real-time or live interaction.

Board certification is a credential showing a physician or nurse practitioner has met a certifying board's standards, separate from a license to practice.

Cold chain shipping is a chain of temperature-controlled storage and transport steps that keeps a temperature-sensitive product within its required range.

Continuity of care is the process by which a patient and their physician-led care team work together over time toward safe, high-quality, cost-effective medical care.

Informed consent is the process by which health care providers explain a patient's health condition and treatment choices, so the patient can decide whether to accept care.

Intake form refers to the document a patient fills out to record their medical history, including allergies, illnesses, surgeries, medicines, and health habits, before or at the start of care.

LegitScript certification is a compliance certification that pharmacies, telemedicine providers and other healthcare merchants can earn from LegitScript.

Lipid panel is a blood test, also called a lipoprotein panel or lipid profile, that measures LDL and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.

Metabolic panel refers to a routine blood test, most often a comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), that measures substances such as glucose, electrolytes, and kidney and liver markers.

Nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing who can take a patient's history, diagnose and treat disease, and prescribe medicines.

Refill refers to dispensing a prescription drug again under a prescription that already authorizes it, rather than under a brand-new prescription.

Telehealth is the use of communications technologies to provide health care from a distance, using tools such as computers, cameras, videoconferencing, and wireless communications.