Business.com November 11, 2019
Adam C. Uzialko

Telemedicine gives patients and doctors a new way to connect. How is it impacting the healthcare industry?

  • 5% of medical practices surveyed do not offer telemedicine services yet.
  • 64% of medical practices surveyed plan on implementing telemedicine software soon.
  • 9% of respondents want telemedicine software that integrates with their current EMR system.

In a healthcare industry where nearly 3 out of every 4 in-office visits to primary care physicians, urgent care clinics or the emergency room could be handled remotely via phone or video, telemedicine offers a chance to revolutionize the field. The concept of telemedicine isn’t exactly new, but it seems to only now be reaching a critical mass, building toward the tipping point at which...

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