SelectAccount’s WalletDoc Delivers Further Cost Savings Through an Expanded Telehealth Offering by Doctor On Demand
Eagan, MN (PRWEB) September 15, 2015 -- SelectAccount is committed to increasing the buying power of account holders’ health care dollars by providing convenient access to best-in-class consumer tools though its WalletDoc platform. This latest strategic relationship with Doctor On Demand, an innovative telehealth service provider, gives people access to high quality medical care delivered through a virtual face-to-face video visit that saves users both time and money. Through a seamless user experience, this new tool, placed right where they are already checking their balances when faced with medical expenses, provides people with a cost-effective alternative to an in office visit for many common medical issues.
“Telehealth is one more delivery option for consideration as people are looking to shop for care,” said David Cantu, SelectAccount Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Public Relations. “Arming people with convenient access to valuable resources like the Doctor On Demand live video visits through our Online Member Service Center delivers on our goal to effectively support employer cost-containment strategies and meet the needs of our account holders as they transition to consumer-directed health care.”
Based in San Francisco, Doctor On Demand provides immediate access to board-certified physicians or next-day appointments with psychologists from any smartphone, tablet or computer. Doctor On Demand physicians can treat most common non-emergency medical issues through live, face-to-face video visits. Through partnerships with some of the nation’s top health systems, the Doctor On Demand network includes thousands of medical professionals around the country.
“We are pleased that SelectAccount has chosen Doctor On Demand to deliver telehealth services to all of their WalletDoc users,” said Adam Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Doctor On Demand. “We built Doctor On Demand to provide the easiest, most convenient access to some of the best physicians in the country and look forward to serving SelectAccount account holders with cost-effective medical and behavioral health care.”
WalletDoc is a one-of-a-kind resource for treatment decision support, cost comparisons, savings opportunities through telehealth online care, medical discounts and bill negotiation, financial and peer support, and health management tools. These valuable benefits empower individuals to take control regardless of where they are along the continuum of care – considering treatment options, selecting a care facility, seeking savings or needing financial help for an expense already incurred. SelectAccount and Doctor On Demand are innovators in how to seek and receive care in this era of high deductible health plans.
WalletDoc is now available to individuals and employer groups directly from their account portals. To find out how to increase yours or your employees’ health care buying power, contact us at 1-855-363-2583 or [email protected].
About SelectAccount
SelectAccount has been driving innovation in medical savings administration for over 25 years. They offer a full suite of tax-advantaged solutions — HSA, HRA, FSA, VEBA, transportation and dependent care dependent care accounts, and WalletDoc consumerism tools — to meet clients’ changing needs as they plan for their health care expenditures. They are one of the leading medical savings administrators in the country managing more than half a billion dollars in consumer medical account savings assets integrated with numerous partner data exchange connections, serving 7,000 employers with account holders in all 50 states. MII Life, Inc., d.b.a. SelectAccount has been approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury as a non-bank HSA Trustee. SelectAccount is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota with an office located in Chicago, Illinois. Visit http://www.SelectAccount.com to learn more.
About Doctor On Demand
Doctor On Demand is a healthcare service that provides Video Visits with Board Certified Physicians, Psychologists, and Lactation Consultants via smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. Doctor On Demand delivers services through employers, health systems, health plans, and directly to consumers. Patients simply download the Doctor On Demand app or visit http://www.doctorondemand.com, provide a list of their symptoms, and are instantly connected for a Video Visit. Consumers rate Doctor On Demand as the best Video Visit provider. The company has more 5 star App Store reviews than every other telemedicine app combined. 87% of patients love Doctor On Demand so much they have recommended it to their family and friends. Entrepreneurs Dr. Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw and Adam Jackson founded the company in 2012 to provide fast, easy, and cost-effective access to high quality medical and behavioral health care. Doctor On Demand is based in San Francisco.
Victoria Hartwigsen, SelectAccount, http://www.selectaccount.com, 651-662-6336, [email protected]
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