The COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed the healthcare community to expand use of telehealth and other digital health technologies, but AMA research points to a positive and permanent outcome—to better care and increased value.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Hundreds of thousands of Missourians have met with their doctor through telehealth over the past year but health care providers said access to the internet is still a problem for patients.
Telehealth is continuing to have its breakout moment — transforming the way we receive routine medical care during the pandemic, when visiting medical centers has carried with it the risk of coronavirus infection.
Legislation filed in both the House and the Senate would allow Florida's medical marijuana patients to again have telehealth consultations, a practice that was tried and successful during the COVID-19 emergency in the state.
When Veterans Affairs psychiatrist Dr. Debby Tsuang began offering telehealth appointments to her patients, mostly older adults at high risk for complications from COVID-19, many were reluctant to log on to a computer or tablet to set up a video meeting.