The concept of telemedicine is still in its infancy, but has some appeal to doctors and patients, especially in rural U.S. communities where doctors have great distances to cover for short in-person patient visits.
Medical technology watchers know the ‘telemedicine’ concept isn’t as far-fetched as it would have sounded a decade ago: patients can now connect with a doctor from home or a clinic using a web cam, and the provider can offer a basic diagnosis, a referral or a prescription. The concept is still in its infancy, but has some appeal to doctors and patients, especially in rural U.S. communities where doctors have great distances to cover for short in-person patient visits.
A Cisco study from last spring showed that a majority of 1,547 customers from 10 countries are willing to embrace this direction in health care. As many as 74 percent said they would be comfortable talking with their doctor in other ways besides in person, such as email, text, or video chat, and 80 percent of surveyed residents from North America said they’d feel comfortable with their medical information shared online.
In-person visits aren’t going away immediately, but more and more advantages are in the spotlight for using cutting edge technology:
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