Virtual health care -— whether by phone, text or video — is rapidly becoming more common, but a new study says it's being stymied because doctors and hospitals can't afford to roll it out faster.
The report, by telehealth provider Avizia and the Modern Healthcare media group, also noted the most important thing that would drive more widespread adoption of telehealth is better patient outcomes.
Ron Gutman, CEO of virtual care company HealthTap, agrees. His company addresses a key concern among critics of telehealth — that it doesn't emphasize the need for an ongoing relationship with a primary care doctor. He says the most effective virtual care platforms must create ongoing patient and doctor engagement and make sure all available patient data and information is interoperable and available to health care providers.
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