Televisits for Family Healthcare

The family healthcare clinics at McKenzie Health System have several options which allow you to connect with your primary care provider including televisits*, phone call consultations, and in person appointments.

Televisits are simply a way of connecting with your provider using a smart phone, tablet, or computer, from the safety and comfort of your home. McKenzie uses a program called “Healow” to connect with patients . This is a HIPAA secure program designed specifically for healthcare.

To schedule an appointment, simply call the clinic and staff will help you select an option and help you prepare for your visit.

✅ Croswell Clinic: 810-679-0012
✅ Lakeshore Internal Medicine*: 810-622-9248
✅ McKenzie Family Healthcare: 810-648-9677
✅ McKenzie Health and Wellness Center: 810-648-3229
✅ McKenzie Rural Health Clinic: 810-648-2232
✅ Peck Medical Center: 810-378-4900

*Lakeshore Internal Medicine does not offer televisits.
**Not all appointments can take place using televisits and phone consultations. Your family healthcare clinic will be happy to discuss the options that are a fit for your current appointment needs.

Televisits for Rehabilitation

Televisits are now andn option for some Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy appointments. Most insurance providers, including Medicare, now cover these televisit appointments the same way they do for in-person visits.

“We continue to look for new ways to provide care for our patients,” said Jenny Long, PT, DPT, Director of Rehabilitation Services and Physical Therapist for MHS. “We have many patients with rehabilitation needs and letting those needs go uncared for not only delays the healing process, but in some cases, it may be harmful. McKenzie has been using telemedicine for a number of years to successfully treat patients and now I’m excited that televisits are an option for some of our rehabilitation patients as well.”

Televisits offer patients a way to connect with a physical therapist using a smart phone, tablet or computer with a program called “QLIQ.” Physical therapists can demonstrate exercises and clients can do so in return, with the physical therapist offering instruction and updates. Both current and new patients are welcome to make an appointment at 810-648-0210; or they are welcome to call to determine if their needs can be met with telemedicine. In-person appointments are also available.

For more information, call 810-648-0210. You can also visit https://mckenziehealth.org/services/rehabilitation-services  to view how MHS is using televisits for physical, occupational, and speech therapy and to learn more about all rehabilitation services available at this location.

In the video below, Jennifer Long, PT, DPT, Director of Rehabilitation Services and Physical Therapist at McKenzie Health System demonstrates how televisits are being used for Physical Therapy. During this current crisis, we are working to find ways to make sure patients get the rehabilitation care they need. A televisit may not work for every type of therapy. If you are interested in learning more about this option, please call 810-648-0210.

Enhanced Emergency Treatment for Stroke

Our Emergency Center utilizes Telemedicine to provide highly specialized stroke care. This is good news for our patients and the community seeking advanced care for stroke. Telemedicine provides real and expert healthcare using advanced telecommunications technology and specially adapted equipment. This technology enables expert medical specialists from any location in the country to evaluate, diagnose and treat McKenzie Health System patients quickly. Telemedicine devices are no longer a novelty, but are now part of standard medical practice used daily all over the world.

The Michigan Telemedicine Network

The St. John Providence Health System (SJPHS), Borgess Medical Center, and St. Mary’s of Michigan have combined to create the Telemedicine Network, to connect certified stroke centers with smaller, rural hospitals throughout Michigan to expedite treatment for patients.

Specialists at these centers are connected via advanced robotic technology to the McKenzie Health System ER, to help evaluate and treat patients. The connection to these Primary Stroke Centers is available 24 hours a day.

Stroke requires immediate emergency treatment and the Telemedicine network at McKenzie Health System helps minimize delays. This improves the opportunities for treatment and ultimately to improve outcomes for patients.

At the first sign of stroke McKenzie Health System is ready for you

Learn the many warning signs of a stroke. Call 9-1-1 immediately at any sign of a stroke.

St. John Providence Telepsychiatry Services