Healthcare IT News November 12, 2024
The CEO of a telehealth services provider explains why patients being seen remotely by physicians first can also help with accessibility, data integrity and consistency.
The virtual-first approach to healthcare that some hospitals and health systems are taking is helping to reshape how patients receive care. And virtual care providers – online companies that specialize in telemedicine, sometimes known as “payviders” – are offering a virtual-first approach to healthcare directly to consumers.
(Payvider in this context not to be confused with payvider meaning large health systems that handle both care delivery and claims processing, such as UPMC, Kaiser and Geisinger.)
But many provider organizations have yet to embrace a virtual-first approach, eschewing a telemedicine front door for traditional, in-person care...