7. Doctors have been using telehealth platforms for at least 10 years
Telehealth might be annoying to some patients. Even though it’s online, David Frank, DMD, of Walden Dental, says for many people, an online telemedicine visit can be the “same caliber of quality care as compared to in-office visitation.”
“Aside from the convenience from home, the virtual medical visit really helps to screen patients on a level of urgency to be seen at an in-office healthcare facility,” Frank says. “In respect to our national efforts to limit the pace of COVID-19 contamination, telemedicine and virtual doctor appointments are incredibly helpful to categorize the elective medical concerns versus urgent, potentially life threatening illness.”
