The prestige achieved by Cuban medicine as a result of the results obtained, and the development of Information and Communication Technologies, have allowed Destino Cuba to diversify its assistance services on an international scale and, today, it can offer personalized attention to those who need to access a remote consultation and count on the expertise of multidisciplinary medical teams. Taking advantage of the benefits of the Internet and from anywhere in the world, the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos, S.A. (CSMC, S.A.), based on the potential of the National Health System, offers Telemedicine, an ideal alternative for those who live abroad and wish to obtain online the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of their condition, in addition to being used as a second opinion consultation. Among its benefits are:
Tele-counseling: real-time video-call service to provide the necessary information for those who decide to organize a Health Tourism trip or arrange a health service with the advice of a specialist from the Coordination and Processing Center of the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos, S.A.
Teleconsultation: it is carried out in real time, based on interactive communication between the patient and the health professionals.
Telediagnosis: consists of the performance, transmission, interpretation and reading of complementary tests such as the evaluation of magnetic resonance, simple and contrasted X-rays, analysis of histological plates, among others. It also allows foreign hospital institutions to access this service.
Patients will also have access to educational teleconferences with a highly qualified specialist in the possible pathology, who will provide the necessary information about the treatment, the use of drugs, rehabilitation and hospital procedures, thus saving time and the possibility of saving unnecessary travel expenses and formalities for each patient and their companions. It will also allow the exchange between the family doctor in the patient's country of origin and Cuban doctors, in order to assess the potential of other treatments endorsed in the largest of the Antilles, most of which are complemented with products developed by the national biotechnological industry.
Another option could be the request for health services from a tourist destination in the Cuban archipelago, where tourists, while resting and enjoying the tourist, heritage and cultural attractions, can have access to it and learn about the destination's health care schemes and protocols, as well as other topics of their interest with a view to organizing a future trip.
Through the e-mail address: smc@smcsalud.cu, patients will have the possibility of self-managing their own medical appointment, selecting the institution where they wish to be attended, paying the cost of the chosen program and having the link to access the requested specialist.
Undoubtedly, in Cuba, many people will find the solution they need: to have a professional and specialized opinion in real time, through a confidential and secure technological platform.
Taken from Destino Salud.