Virtual visits are becoming a standard part of how many practices deliver routine care. Availability for telemedicine at Wellness Jumpstart depends on your situation — the best way to find out what's possible for you is to ask our team directly.
Telemedicine, also called telehealth, generally refers to a real-time, audio-visual visit conducted between a patient and a clinician over a secure video call, in place of an in-person appointment. According to the American Medical Association, telehealth can also include other formats, such as online digital visits or brief check-in services, including audio-only phone check-ins, depending on what a given practice offers and what's appropriate for the situation.
According to the American Medical Association, telehealth visits are now a widely expected part of routine care across many practices. That said, the specific virtual services any individual practice offers — and whether telemedicine is available for a particular concern — varies. If you're curious whether a virtual visit could work for you, the most reliable way to find out is to ask.
A private video call with a provider, typically joined from a computer or smartphone.
A conversation about your symptoms, concerns, or progress since a prior visit.
A plan for next steps, which may include follow-up instructions, a referral, or scheduling an in-person visit if one is needed.
In some cases, a brief phone check-in rather than a video call, depending on what's appropriate.
The specifics of any virtual visit depend on what's appropriate for your situation, as determined by your provider. This is general information about how telehealth visits commonly work — it is not a description of a specific service currently offered by Wellness Jumpstart.
Some concerns can reasonably be discussed over video or phone. Others require a hands-on exam, in-person testing, or a procedure that can only be performed in an office setting — in those cases, an in-person visit is necessary regardless of how convenient a virtual option might be. Whether a virtual visit is appropriate for what you're dealing with depends on the nature of your concern and a provider's judgment about what's needed to evaluate it properly.
Because this depends so much on individual circumstances, the most direct way to find out whether a virtual visit could work for you — and what, if any, telemedicine options are currently available — is to reach out to our team.
Availability varies; please contact us directly to ask about your specific situation.
It depends on the type of care needed; your provider can help determine what's appropriate.
Reach out and our team can walk you through what's available and whether it's the right option for what you need.
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