Telemedicine is becoming one of the most popular employee benefits for many reasons. While many major medical plans offer “nurses on call,” telemedicine is very different. Telemedicine uses today’s cutting edge technology to facilitate care between a physician and a patient to evaluate, diagnose and treat conditions that may not require a face-to-face doctor appointment. Think of conditions like colds, flu, allergies and other minor conditions. Certainly, telemedicine will not replace your … [Read more...] about Telemedicine: An Employee Benefit Trend
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Telemedicine Expanding in Northern Arizona
Telemedicine, the use of telecommunication to provide healthcare at a distance, is one of the fastest growing areas of medicine in the country, and Arizona is a leader in the nation for the number and variety of national awards for telemedicine programs. Changing economic incentives for care value, rather than volume, are driving more investment in these programs that provide patient care without the cost and risk of travel and hospital admissions. Remote healthcare is particularly well … [Read more...] about Telemedicine Expanding in Northern Arizona
