The Tech Startup Veriheal Changes The Way Patients Receive Cannabis Care

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The 21st century has been a time of rapid development in the world, especially in the socio-cultural and economic spheres. From urbanization to human communication, work environment, globalization, and many other areas. One thing that cuts across all these areas and determines the direction they are heading to is technology. Technology has brought about a different modus operandi to the functionality of the world. At a point the best way to communicate with a distant friend was to write letters, soon enough there was the telephone, and then the internet which brought with it real-time communication, instant messaging, video calls and a lot more.

The workplace has been one of the most open aspects of human life to technology because of the constant need to increase productivity. It has helped improve work conditions drastically which in turn has increased labor productivity. The fact that businesses can comfortably reach out to clients anywhere in the world almost immediately has changed how business is done and increased efficiency. One very exciting thing that technology has brought is digital communication which has made it possible for professionals to collaborate on a joint task, efficiently working on the same files from different locations. There are also analytic tools that can check productivity, helping the company know when to change tactics.

The effect of technology can be seen in all spheres of life and more importantly health. Technology has also revolutionized a lot in the health sector, the most glaring being the way data is collected from patients in and how it is stored securely but accessible for health professionals. For a typical hospital that has a large number of patients, retrieving patient files can be cumbersome. As retrieving patient's information from a filing cabinet could take quite some time, with the help of technology you can get it in seconds. All thanks to computers and database systems. This is where technology has made life better. In order to understand the present and the possibilities that the future holds, a trip down the past is imminent.

Struggles Of The Past

Seeing a doctor was often an activity that was isolated on a to-do list because of the stress that comes with it. You have to book an appointment, come on the said date and wait, as there would be a good number of people also scheduled to see the same doctor that day. And to stand any chance of making it fairly quickly you will need to arrive at the hospital as early as possible. Visits to the doctor aren't the most pleasant experiences and there are several other factors that would make it daunting. Often times physicians can get overwhelmed by the huge numbers of patients they get to see per day which could affect their sense of judgment and affect their diagnosis.

There was also a huge probability that doctors would rely heavily on the patient's history as well as the patient's explanation of how they feel. This could in no small measure corrode the final evaluation of the physician. The challenge here exists with healthcare professionals working together concurrently on the same patient, or different doctors handling the same patient as diagnoses and prognosis could be very different from one another.

Statistics show that poor communication and teamwork among healthcare professionals were responsible for 65% of diagnosis errors. Another important piece of information to recognize is that with most doctor systems, networks are slow, old, and can be easily breached. Most hospitals communicate with the Health Level Seven Standard (HL7). The data on this network is unencrypted and can be easily breached and manipulated as it is in plain text. Most of the vulnerabilities of this system come in communication with an outside organization which in this age and time is almost inevitable.

One Health Tech company, Veriheal, is leveraging this application of new technology into the emerging market of medical cannabis care.

The Modern Route

In this present age and time, the introduction of newer technology to the health sector has brought about a lot of changes to the operation and one such is Electronic Health Records (EHR). This is a digital database that makes it possible for physicians to access patient's records, set an appointment with them, make a more precise diagnosis with the help of the superior analytic software that would effectively compute the data on a patient's record and with a huge database of recommended solution suggest the best to the doctor. This is exactly what Veriheal has setup, the only difference is that the target audience is the medical cannabis sector. Veriheal is a health technology startup that is focused on educating cannabis patients and offering them the best cannabis treatment options available.

Veriheal’s technology is designed to connect cannabis patients with licensed physicians and give both parties the tools that they need for a successful consultation. The end product makes for an incredibly smooth user experience for both the patients and doctors. Veriheal is fast, safe, and secure as it guarantees to help you get your medical marijuana card in the shortest time frame possible, with a money-back guarantee. Better yet, they follow all HIPAA requirements as to the client data usage and security. They also provide telemedicine that makes it possible for you to have your consultations with your physician right from the comfort of your home and links you up with a licensed dispensary closest to you after your approval has been granted.

Professional Cannabis Care

For the future of cannabis to truly prosper, there will become an increasing demand for health professionals that not only understand a wide range of medical conditions and ailments, but also the direct impact that cannabis, cannabinoids, and terpenes alike can have on an individual. As the demand for these professionals rises, so will the demand for platforms that they can rely on day in and day out. Companies like Veriheal need to continue to thrive if the cannabis industry is going to solidify itself as a recognized medical medium by governing bodies around the world.