Telemedicine allows for patients to meet their doctor face to face, but through a screen. The industry is growing rapidly through the hard work of health IT professionals.
Most healthcare providers have dabbled into telemedicine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving healthcare IT professionals with a whole new market to learn. Telemedicine (also known as telehealth) appointments are virtual meetings between doctor and patient, usually via webcam from home. Telemedicine appointments are typically recommended for appointments that do not require any physical testing, such as follow-ups or prescription refill discussions. These types of meetings help to provide useful information to patients from their doctors without the need to put themselves at risk of becoming ill in a physical doctor’s office for minor appointments. Due to the pandemic, more and more people are trying to limit their physical contact with each other as much as possible, so telemedicine is a huge trend right now in health IT. Here are some reasons why any Healthcare IT professional should consider looking into telemedicine. Continue reading
