PYMNTS.com December 1, 2021
Telehealth was the right tech at the right time in 2020 —and is even on the rise — as are calls for “omnicare,” which combines digital and in-office visits to provide greater access to more affordable care. Four months post its Walmart acquisition, MeMD CEO Bill Goodwin shares his vision for a more affordable, accessible healthcare delivery model.
Call it telehealth or telemedicine, but the concept of video doctor visits that had languished for more than a decade prior emerged as a hero of the 2020 pandemic, allowing people to interact safely with healthcare providers during long stretches of lockdowns and restrictions on in-person office visits.
After what was initially...