TECHBYTE 8/28/20 - Virtually doctor visits

This weeks tech byte is to see which apps can help you meet with a doctor virtually.

Emily cassulo / tech byte not everyone is comfortable going to a doctor's office right now if they don't have a big medical issue.

But using a smartphone or computer, can make it more convenient than ever.

Let's see which apps can help you meet with a doctor virtually.

I'm emily cassulo, and this is tech byte.

Meet with a doctor virtually mickey blazer / food city blazer: "it's just another way that we can bring healthcare to our customers, and they can do it in the safety of their own home at a time that is convenient for them."

You no longer have to see a doctor in person as often as you used to.

More telehealth services are available thanks to a partnership between food city and reliant immune diagnostics.

Blazer: "it's a telehealth service that allows our customers to connect with a licensed physician 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

All you have to do is go to google play or the apple app store to download the mdbox app.

Blazer: "and at that point, they would be asked a series of questions.

Then they would be based on their symptoms, they would be connected with a physician that is licensed in the state."

Food city's mickey blazer says you don't even need to be a food city member to use the app.

Blazer: "however, if they do put in a promotional code of 'food city,' they will get $10 off of their first visit."

Each visit is $39.

You can see a doctor through the app over a range of issues - from covid-19, to allergy and even pink eye symptoms. blazer: "you know, a lot of times our patients come to the pharmacy, and they ask our pharmacists what's the best medication to take over the counter for a particular ailment that they have, and many times, our pharmacists have to tell them, 'well, you may need to go and see a physician to get you a prescription.'

And this way, this will be able to