Telemedicine

It may be that the Affordable Care Act has now pushed telemedicine to its “tipping point.” By promoting alternative payment models—such as pay for performance—the ACA is making telemedicine more economically attractive for providers, as it is for payers. Most medical conditions do not require an emergency room visit and perhaps not even an office visit. For hospital systems that have EMR’s and video connectability, a virtual visit can be an attractive solution for patient, provider and payer alike.   MORE

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