Health Management Technology: Doctors, delivery systems, health plans and patients across the nation are now using telehealth to improve access to convenient, quality care. Think you know everything about what is really available today?
From this year’s State of the Union address to recent endorsements by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, it is clear that telehealth and online doctor visits are rapidly entering mainstream medical care – and with excellent reason. The ability for patients and healthcare providers to come together through technology – overcoming barriers of geography, mobility and time – can improve access, even as it removes cost from the system. But as with similar innovations in the retail, travel and banking industries several years ago, misconceptions can arise and cause undue concern.
