Telehealth visits are booming as doctors and patients embrace distancing amid coronavirus crisis
The adoption of telemedicine shifted into hyper-drive over the past month, with virtual health-care interactions on pace to top 1 billion by year's end, according to analysts at Forrester Research.
The adoption of telemedicine shifted into hyper-drive over the past month, with virtual health-care interactions on pace to top 1 billion by year's end, according to analysts at Forrester Research. That would represent a massive expansion from telemedicine usage before the coronavirus pandemic. March telehealth visits surged 50%, according to research from Frost and Sullivan consultants. Telemedicine providers such asForrester analysts estimate coronavirus-related virtual visits could top 900 million this year, based on current projections for COVID-19 infections in the U.S. Analysts now expect general medical care visits to top 200 million this year, up sharply from their original expectation of 36 million visits for all of 2020.
New Jersey Dr. Bob Murry now does all of his office visits virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic."It's a profound change, and it's faster than anything I've ever seen," said Dr.
For smaller practices, telehealth reimbursement rates rules will be a big factor in determining whether they continue with the trend. There may be pressure on Washington to maintain higher rates for telehealth once the emergency has passed.
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