Healthcare IT News September 15, 2021
More than 70% of physicians surveyed for the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey work in practices that use video conferencing, with virtual care especially popular among specialists such as dermatologists and urologists.
To the surprise of no one, the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey, finds a major uptick in use of telehealth since before the pandemic: 70.3% of physicians polled say they work in practices that used videoconferencing to provide patient visits in September 2020, according to the survey – that’s compared to only 14.3% in September 2018.
What might be surprising, however, is a relatively wide variance in which practice types are most enthusiastic about virtual care – as well as what they’re using it for and...
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