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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Telehealth is a live video visit between a doctor and a patient from home or work. This differs from traditional telemedicine, which mainly connected hospital facilities to each other and relied on big, expensive hardware in clinical locations. Here, I share the most common questions and my answers with readers. What is telehealth?

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Telehealth is a live video visit between a doctor and a patient from home or work. This differs from traditional telemedicine, which mainly connected hospital facilities to each other and relied on big, expensive hardware in clinical locations. Here, I share the most common questions and my answers with readers. What is telehealth?

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Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data

Healthcare IT Today

Particularly pertinent to the Healthcare IT Today blog, wellness is a goal promised by many digital apps. As mentioned by Erica Kraus, a partner specializing in value-based care at Sheppard Mullin , the actions of a single clinical institution in the U.S. Do these programs give us what we seek?

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