Telemedicine in Austria: What can a GP do online?

Cold symptoms, hay fever, mild digestive complaints or questions about a skin change can, depending on the situation, first be assessed online.

This involves clarifying how long the symptoms have been present, how they are developing and which accompanying circumstances matter. This can lead to advice on relief, a suitable treatment or a targeted recommendation for an in-person examination.

Have you received a lab report and want to know what it means for you? Or are questions about a specialist's letter still open after your appointment?

In a medical review of your results, findings are considered in context: together with your symptoms, previous values, existing conditions and medications.

This turns a test result into an understandable assessment. Together we can clarify whether a follow-up check is enough, further tests make sense or a treatment should be adjusted. This kind of interpretation is exactly what DocJulian's prevention and results consultation offers.

Does your current medication still suit your health situation? Do you have questions about how to take it, how it works or how well you tolerate it? Do you need a repeat prescription?

Such concerns can be part of telemedical care. Possible side effects, interactions and necessary checks are also taken into account.

If a prescription is medically appropriate and the requirements are met, it can be issued as part of your care. Whether a treatment is started, continued or changed remains an individual medical decision.

When you are ill, the question of whether you are fit for work can also be part of the online consultation. What matters is whether your state of health and the demands of your job can be assessed sufficiently.

A sick note is issued after medical assessment and in line with the applicable requirements. With care by a private (Wahlarzt) physician, direct electronic transmission to the ÖGK depends, among other things, on a corresponding agreement. Otherwise you may need to submit it yourself and have it recognised by the ÖGK.

Do you need a lab test, a specialist assessment or first a follow-up check?

The decision about further diagnostics can often be prepared online as well. Where medically necessary, suitable referrals can be part of your care.

The aim is not to order as many tests as possible. What matters is which test answers your specific question and how soon it should take place.

For known, stable conditions, readings taken at home and existing results can be an important basis for ongoing care.

Blood pressure trends, blood sugar values, symptoms and how well a treatment is tolerated can be assessed together. This can lead to recommendations to continue or adjust treatment.

Home measurements do not replace every examination. But they can help make changes between medical contacts easier to follow.

Which preventive measures suit your age, your history and your personal risks? Which tests make sense, and which are not necessarily needed?

Questions like these can also be discussed online. This includes, for example, interpreting existing blood pressure and cholesterol values and planning individual preventive measures.

Vaccinations show the division of tasks particularly clearly: the vaccination itself takes place in person. Which vaccination is recommended, when a booster makes sense and what is missing from your vaccination record can be clarified medically beforehand.

This way, advice and practical delivery can be combined sensibly.

Medical weight management starts with a look at your overall health situation: weight history, accompanying conditions, medications, existing lab values and previous experiences.

On this basis, realistic goals and a suitable treatment are agreed. Later questions about progress, tolerability and further planning can also be supported digitally.

At DocJulian, the focus is not on a single measure, but on a treatment that fits your health and your everyday life.