High-Tech House Calls

Dr. Larry Yokoyama and other physicians offering tele-medicine video links to meet with patients during the Coronavirus crisis.

WHILE SOME FACILITIES HAVESWITCHED THEIR FOCUS TOCORONAVIRUS TESTING..

MOSTDOCTORS OFFICES HAVE MADE MAJORCHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO SEEINGPATIENTS IN PERSON..BUT MORE AND MORE ARE REVIVINGAN OLD SCHOOLPRACTICE..

WITH A HIGH TECHHOUSE CALL.NATS - GETTING DRESSED..DOCTORS AND ASSISTANTS ATCENTENNIAL MEDICAL GROUPHAVE TO GOWN UP FOR EVERYPATIENT NOW WHO COMESTHROUGH THEIR DOORS..NATS -ANYONE WITH POTENTIAL SYMPTOMSOF THECORONAVIRUS ARE TOLD NOT EVEN TOCOME INTO THEIROFFICES.SOT :25 - ASKING THEM TO GO GETCHECK ATURGENT CARE...SOT - 2:00 - DON['T HAVE GOWNSFRONTOFFICE GIRLS..

WE'D RUN OUT VERYQUICKLY.INSTEAD..

DR. LARRY YOKOYAMA..AND MANY HEALTHPROFESSIONALS HAVE BEENPRACTICING TELE-MEDICINE..SOT - 5:10 - WE'VE BEEN DOINGTELEMEDICINE FOR YEARS..

ZOOM ISSOMETHING NEW..

15 YRS AGO..6:00 - MAKES ME LOOK BETTER THANREALLYAM..

HAHA...THE ON-LINE DIAGNOSIS IS USEDFOR MANY THINGS...3:30 - I DO BLOOD PRESSUREREFILLS..AND..

DR. Y NEEDS TO KEEP THATDISTANCE BETWEENHIMSELF AND HIS PATIENTS..

HE'SIN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY FORCOVID-19.SOT - :55 - "I'M IMMUNECOMPROMISED, RENALFAILURE, HEART DISEASE, 65MEDICAL PROBLEMS..

I'M INCREASEDRISKCATCHING WHATEVER OUT THERE.LARRY SAYS HIS WIFE HAS ASKEDHIM TO START CURTAILING HISPRACTICE..

WHICH INCLUDESWORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOLATHETES..

BUT HE SAID IT'S NOTSOMETHING HE WANTS TO DORIGHT NOW.SOT - 1:10 - BEING A DR. ANDPHYSICIAN ISWHO I AM..AND..

EVEN WITH THE VIDEO LINKPROVIDING A SAFETY BARRIER..IT'S SOMETHING HE ACCEPTS..

FORNOW..

1:20 - THEY CAN SEE ME..CRACKING SMIL..TAKE CARE..

I LOVE YOU PERSONALCONNECTION STILL THERE.'WHICH HE SAYS WILL ALWAYS BE THECORNERSTONE OFHIS PRACTICE.IF YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT AWHILE AGO WITH YOUR FAMILYPHYSICIAN FOR A ROUTINECHECKUP..

YOU SHOULD CALL THEOFFICE TO SEE IF THE VIDEOCONFERENCE IS AN OPTION...BUT IF YOU STILL NEED TO GO IN..FIND OUT IF THERE ARE PROTOCOLSIN PLACE TO PROTECT YOU AND THESTAFF AT THE FACILITY.HOUCHIN BLOOD BANK IS SET T