Workflow varies from organization to organization. The following pages illustrate how a typical telemedicine clinic operates, and are intended to be used as a starting point in developing your own operational protocol. You will find differences and similarities between the duties of the patient site and the specialty site.
The flow charts illustrate how both the patient and specialty site clinics work together as a team to accomplish each patient consult. You will find your operational workflow to differ slightly, but the concept will remain the same. The appointment scheduling flow chart was included in this document to give you an idea of the most common expectations for scheduling turn-around times. This chart has been used as a communication tool between the specialty site and the patient site, to establish realistic performance expectations.
The referral to billing process flow chart further illustrates the “back office” job duties of the telemedicine team. It also serves as a template for you to use when documenting your own work flow process within your organization.
