Because Texas governor Greg Abbott recently signed a new Texas teleheath law, there are no longer restrictions on doctor-patient video consultations, and Walsh is at the vanguard of communities taking advantage of this program. Members of the Walsh homeowners association can speak with a Texas board-certified physician through online video or phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for only $8 a month.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurating amenities that support a small-town experience is critically important to our vision for residents\u2019 life at Walsh,\u201d said Tony Ruggeri, co-CEO of Republic Property Group, the development company building Walsh. \u201cTelehealth is the modern-day house call: friendly, inexpensive and convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n
A telehealth appointment is ideal for non-emergency treatment on holidays, nights, weekends, or any other time an ER visit is inconvenient. Physicians available through the program work with patients to diagnose short-term or acute illnesses, recommend treatment, or even call in a prescription when medically necessary.<\/p>\n
A dedicated HOA portal allows Walsh residents to sign up, and services are administered by New Benefits, a leading provider of non-insured benefit programs. At just $8 a month for a family membership (less than $100 a year), residents also receive health advocacy benefits to help them navigate complex healthcare and insurance systems.<\/p>\n
Those looking for an appointment simply request a consultation from any smart phone or computer, with a call back occurring within the average time window of 10 minutes or less. With no fee per consultation and a wide network of doctors vetted and provided by Teladoc\u00ae (a national leader in telehealth services), patients can be secure that their treatment is both thorough and time-efficient.<\/p>\n
Because Walsh is invested in the health of your entire family, developers are also pursuing a telemedicine program that would connect nurses at Aledo ISD elementary schools with pediatric doctors at Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s enough to make anyone feel better.<\/p>\n
Disclaimers: Teladoc does not replace the primary care physician. Teladoc does not guarantee that a prescription will be written. Teladoc operates subject to state regulation and may not be available in certain states. Teladoc does not prescribe DEA controlled substances, non-therapeutic drugs and certain other drugs which may be harmful because of their potential for abuse. Teladoc physicians reserve the right to deny care for potential misuse of services.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Walsh is now among the first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1588,1569,472,757,1772,2288,1581,1547,1577,1573,1585,1365,55,1555,1539,1562,120,1550,1543,20],"class_list":{"0":"post-1292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-technology"},"yoast_head":"\n