Managed Healthcare Executive March 11, 2024
Logan Lutton

Patient preference does not decrease even if their usual provider is unavailable.

Telehealth has become increasingly popular since the COVID-19 pandemic and now almost three-quarters (69%) of Medicare patients are comfortable with their yearly wellness visit being conducted via telehealth, according to the results of a recent consumer survey from the virtual care network KeyChange.

The most popular benefits cited by participants were the decreased transportation time (39.25%), the option to avoid an office potentially full of sick people (30.7%) and quicker availability (20%).

The survey also found that 75% of Medicare patients would feel comfortable conducting their annual wellness visit with...

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