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For a draft version of these instructions you can download the following PDF [[Media:Comlink Telehealth Module - Patient Instructions.pdf|Comlink Telehealth Module - Patient Instructions.pdf]]
'''For a draft version of these instructions you can download the following PDF''' [[Media:Comlink Telehealth Module - Patient Instructions.pdf|Comlink Telehealth Module - Patient Instructions.pdf]]


=Patient Instructions=
=Patient Instructions=
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You will obtain an invitation either after you request a telehealth appointment through your portal account or by receiving it when the provider makes the appointment.
You will obtain an invitation either after you request a telehealth appointment through your portal account or by receiving it when the provider makes the appointment.


[[Image:portalMenuAppts.png]]
[[Image:portalMenuAppts.png|center]]


== Request a Telehealth appointment ==
== Request a Telehealth appointment ==
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3. Click the blue ‘Schedule A New Appointment’ bar
3. Click the blue ‘Schedule A New Appointment’ bar


[[Image:portalMakeNewAppt.png]]
[[Image:portalMakeNewAppt.png|center]]




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6. Click the ‘Openings’ button
6. Click the ‘Openings’ button
7. Choose any of the available time slots (next picture below)* If your provider has no openings no times will be listed


[[Image:reqApptForm.png]]
[[Image:reqApptForm.png]]
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7. Choose any of the available time slots (next picture below)
* If your provider has no openings no times will be listed








[[Image:reqApptOpengs.png]]


[[Image:reqApptOpengs.png|center]]




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8. Click ‘Save’ button (in previous picture)


8. Click ‘Save’ button in previous picture)
* In your list of appointments the new one will show as <br/>‘Status: ^Pending’<br/>until your clinic confirms the appointment




[[Image:regPendg.png]]
[[Image:regPendg.png]]


* In your list of appointments the new one will show as <br/>‘Status: ^Pending’<br/>until your clinic confirms the appointment




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1. Click the green ‘Join Telehealth Session’ button
1. Click the green ‘Join Telehealth Session’ button


[[Image:emailInvite.png]]
[[Image:emailInvite.png|center]]
 
 
 




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[[Image:PtPortalLogin.png]]
[[Image:PtPortalLogin.png|600px]]


* The telehealth session may launch immediately
* The telehealth session may launch immediately
* Click the button to request permission to use mic and camera (arrow below)<br/>
* Click the button to request permission to use mic and camera (arrow below)
 
[[Image:ReqUseMicCam.png]]
 




[[Image:ReqUseMicCam.png|center]]




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* If the session does not launch after a few seconds click the green ‘Launch Session’ bar.
* If the session does not launch after a few seconds click the green ‘Launch Session’ bar.


[[Image:launchw-invite.png]]
[[Image:launchw-invite.png|center]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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1. Log into your portal account (see step 2 above) and open the Appointments tab2. Find the session you wish to launch
1. Log into your portal account (see step 2 above) and open the Appointments tab2. Find the session you wish to launch


[[Image:portalMakeNewAppt.png]]
[[Image:portalMakeNewAppt.png]]
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* The camera Icon shows the appointment status:






::Blue sessions are available to be launched


[[Image:iconBlue.png|center]]


* [[Image:iconBlue.png]]


Blue sessions are available to be launched
::Black sessions have passed the two hour launch window


[[Image:iconBlack.png|center]]


* Black sessions have passed the two hour


[[Image:iconBlack.png]] launch window


:: Green sessions are completed and can no longer be launched.


[[Image:iconGreen.png|center]]


* Green sessions are completed and can no longer be launched.
[[Image:iconGreen.png]]




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* When the provider starts the session the ‘Join Now’ button on your screen will activate<br/>
* When the provider starts the session the ‘Join Now’ button on your screen will activate<br/>


[[Image:startSession.png]]
[[Image:startSession.png|center]]
 


5. Click the ‘Join Now’ button (oval)
5. Click the ‘Join Now’ button (oval)


= Use conference room controls =
= Use conference room controls =
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Once you join the session all the icons appear along the bottom of your session window.
Once you join the session all the icons appear along the bottom of your session window.


== Show / Hide Room Controls ==
== Show or hide Room Controls ==


Controls disappear after five seconds of inactivity. Move the cursor to display the controls again.
Controls disappear after five seconds of inactivity. Move the cursor to display the controls again.
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== Enable / Disable Video ==
== Enable / Disable Video ==


[[Image:sessopmIconableVid.png]]
[[Image:sessopmIconableVid.png|center]]


Click to toggle camera off or on.
Click to toggle camera off or on.
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== Enable / Disable Microphone ==
== Enable / Disable Microphone ==


[[Image:sessionIconEDMic.png]]
[[Image:sessionIconEDMic.png|center]]


Click to toggle mic off or on.
Click to toggle mic off or on.
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== Share Screen ==
== Share Screen ==


[[Image:sessionIconShareScn.png]]
[[Image:sessionIconShareScn.png|center]]


Click the share screen icon
Click the share screen icon
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= 4. End Telehealth Session =
= 4. End Telehealth Session =


# Click the hang-up button
1. Click the hang-up button


[[Image:sessopmIconHangUp.png]]
[[Image:sessopmIconHangUp.png|center]]
 
# Click ‘Confirm’ (not pictured)
 
 


2. Click ‘Confirm’ (not pictured)


= A few notes: =
= A few notes: =
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= Mobile Appendix =
= Mobile Appendix =
Mobile phones have several layouts that are significantly different from the desktop screens.


[[Image:ph00login.jpg|right]]
[[Image:ph00login.jpg|right]]


Mobile phones have different layouts for most of the Telehealth session screens.
 
 
 
 


* The screens will rotate if your phone is configured to do so, but may not show all the features in some orientations
* The screens will rotate if your phone is configured to do so, but may not show all the features in some orientations
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* These pictures follow the instructions given above for desktops, but with fewer details
* These pictures follow the instructions given above for desktops, but with fewer details


Initial portal screen – click the upper ‘hamburger’ to see menu


[[Image:ph01mainMenu.jpg]]
[[Image:ph01mainMenu.jpg]]




Initial portal screen – click the upper ‘hamburger’ to see menu






Click dropdown next to name (oval)


[[Image:ph02openMyAppts.jpg]]
[[Image:ph02openMyAppts.jpg]]


Click dropdown next to name (oval)


Select ‘My Appointments’
Select ‘My Appointments’ (arrow above)


(arrow)




Make an appointment request: click the bar (below)


[[Image:ph03apptList.jpg]]
[[Image:ph03apptList.jpg]]
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Click the ‘Visit Type’ dropdown


[[Image:ph04-apptReq2.jpg|center]]


Make an appointment request: click the bar


[[Image:ph04-apptReq2.jpg]]




Click the ‘Visit Type’ dropdown
Select one of the Telehealth visits- make sure it does not remain the default ‘Office Visit’
 


[[Image:ph05-apptReq3.jpg]]
[[Image:ph05-apptReq3.jpg]]
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Select the provider you want to see
Select one of the Telehealth visits- make sure it does not remain the default ‘Office Visit’




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Click ‘Openings’ to select the time


[[Image:ph07-apptReq5.jpg|center]]




Select the provider you want to see
[[Image:ph07-apptReq5.jpg|right]]




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Click ‘Openings’ to select the time


Select the preferred time   
[[Image:ph08-apptReq6.jpg|center]]


[[Image:ph08-apptReq6.jpg|left]]




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The new appointment request appears as ‘^Pending’ (oval)




[[Image:ph09-apptReq7.jpg|center]]






Select the preferred time




[[Image:ph09-apptReq7.jpg|right]]




The new appointment request appears as ‘^Pending’




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This is the basic session window


[[Image:ph11-apptReq00sessionOpen.jpg|center]]


* click the ‘Appointment Information’ button (arrow) to open agenda window






[[Image:ph12-apptReq09Details.jpg]]






 
''''' The rest of the screens have a layout similar to the desktop screens if held upright. Holding sideways may cut screen controls off the bottom edge.'''''
 
 
 
 
[[Image:ph11-apptReq00sessionOpen.jpg|right]]
 
This is the basic session window
 
* click the ‘Appointment Information’ button (arrow) to open agenda window
 
 
 
[[Image:ph12-apptReq09Details.jpg]]

Latest revision as of 17:35, 28 April 2023

For a draft version of these instructions you can download the following PDF Comlink Telehealth Module - Patient Instructions.pdf

Patient Instructions

Hello!

Your Healthcare Provider offers you the option to conduct Telehealth appointments, or video appointments over the internet. This document shows how to participate in Telehealth sessions, including how to request one, how to log into it and operate the controls in the session.


You will need a desktop or laptop computer; tablets and cell phones are also supported with some feature limitations.


Chrome browser is pictured in this document. Other browsers are supported but they will look different! And because many of the mobile phone screens look significantly different from the desktop screenshots, we have the ‘Mobile Appendix’ at the end of this document that shows screenshots from an Android phone running chrome.

A telehealth session consists of four steps

  1. Obtain the invite
  2. Launch the telehealth session
  3. Use conference room controls
  4. End the session.


Each of these steps will be described below.

1. Obtain The Invite

You will obtain an invitation either after you request a telehealth appointment through your portal account or by receiving it when the provider makes the appointment.

PortalMenuAppts.png

Request a Telehealth appointment

The Telehealth appointment is requested in the same way any appointment is requested.

1. Log into your Portal account

2. Go to My Appointments


(See steps numbered in following pictures)


3. Click the blue ‘Schedule A New Appointment’ bar

PortalMakeNewAppt.png




4. Choose from one of the two Telehealth options for the ‘Visit’ dropdown (next picture)

5. Select the provider you wish to make an appointment with

6. Click the ‘Openings’ button

ReqApptForm.png



7. Choose any of the available time slots (next picture below)

  • If your provider has no openings no times will be listed



ReqApptOpengs.png




8. Click ‘Save’ button (in previous picture)

  • In your list of appointments the new one will show as
    ‘Status: ^Pending’
    until your clinic confirms the appointment


RegPendg.png



Receive an emailed invite

If your provider makes the appointment you’ll receive an emailed invite similar to the one below.

1. Click the green ‘Join Telehealth Session’ button

EmailInvite.png





  • Your browser will open to the Patient Portal login screen


2. Log into your patient portal


PtPortalLogin.png

  • The telehealth session may launch immediately
  • Click the button to request permission to use mic and camera (arrow below)


ReqUseMicCam.png




  • If the session does not launch after a few seconds click the green ‘Launch Session’ bar.
Launchw-invite.png


2. Launch the Telehealth Session

If you do not have the emailed invite you may launch the session manually through your portal account.

1. Log into your portal account (see step 2 above) and open the Appointments tab2. Find the session you wish to launch


PortalMakeNewAppt.png


  • The camera Icon shows the appointment status:


Blue sessions are available to be launched
IconBlue.png


Black sessions have passed the two hour launch window
IconBlack.png


Green sessions are completed and can no longer be launched.
IconGreen.png



3. Click the blue video launch icon


4. Grant Access to your local microphone and camera

(your dialog will look different)

AllowMedia.png




  • When the provider starts the session the ‘Join Now’ button on your screen will activate
StartSession.png


5. Click the ‘Join Now’ button (oval)

Use conference room controls

Once you join the session all the icons appear along the bottom of your session window.

Show or hide Room Controls

Controls disappear after five seconds of inactivity. Move the cursor to display the controls again.

Enable / Disable Video

SessopmIconableVid.png

Click to toggle camera off or on.


Enable / Disable Microphone

SessionIconEDMic.png

Click to toggle mic off or on.



Share Screen

SessionIconShareScn.png

Click the share screen icon

  • This icon only appears after joining an active session
  • Does not appear when using a tablet or mobile phone


1. Click on the the screen you wish to share

ShareImg.png


2. Click ‘Share.’ (oval lower right)

3. To stop sharing click the blue ‘Stop Sharing’ button at the bottom of the window

StopSharing.png


4. End Telehealth Session

1. Click the hang-up button

SessopmIconHangUp.png

2. Click ‘Confirm’ (not pictured)

A few notes:

  • If you leave the session before the provider closes it, you can sign back in by manually re-opening the session as shown above in step 2, ‘Launch Telehealth Session’
  • One other participant at a time may be invited to join the session. Just tell your provider during the session and they can bring them in.



Mobile Appendix

Mobile phones have several layouts that are significantly different from the desktop screens.

Ph00login.jpg




  • The screens will rotate if your phone is configured to do so, but may not show all the features in some orientations
  • To save space in this document the pictures will have ‘unused’ space cropped off of the picture
  • These pictures follow the instructions given above for desktops, but with fewer details


Initial portal screen – click the upper ‘hamburger’ to see menu

Ph01mainMenu.jpg



Click dropdown next to name (oval)

Ph02openMyAppts.jpg


Select ‘My Appointments’ (arrow above)


Make an appointment request: click the bar (below)

Ph03apptList.jpg



Click the ‘Visit Type’ dropdown

Ph04-apptReq2.jpg



Select one of the Telehealth visits- make sure it does not remain the default ‘Office Visit’

Ph05-apptReq3.jpg



Select the provider you want to see


Ph06-apptReq4.jpg




Click ‘Openings’ to select the time

Ph07-apptReq5.jpg





Select the preferred time

Ph08-apptReq6.jpg






The new appointment request appears as ‘^Pending’ (oval)


Ph09-apptReq7.jpg





When starting the session go to your portal appointment list

Click the desired appointment’s blue icon


Ph10-apptReq8OpenAppt.jpg







This is the basic session window

Ph11-apptReq00sessionOpen.jpg
  • click the ‘Appointment Information’ button (arrow) to open agenda window


Ph12-apptReq09Details.jpg


The rest of the screens have a layout similar to the desktop screens if held upright. Holding sideways may cut screen controls off the bottom edge.