Telemedicine and social media intersect to advance population health

Telehealth and social media appear to be on a collision course that could ultimately help physicians drive population health efforts to better manage chronic disease, and reduce readmissions and ER visits for patients who need help managing a health issue.And as telehealth continues to gain traction and people look for new ways to engage with physicians and their own healthcare, social media seems an obvious channel to enhance these goals.

Quite often patients have questions following an episode of care that they’d rather not re-enter the in-office patient queue to answer. A quick query...