Question

First, what is your OPINION on virtual physician visits? Do you think they are a good substitute for face to face visits in some or all situations? Would you use this service if it was available for you and/or your family?

Second, based on your readings and understanding of telehealth, should physicians (and other providers) get reimbursed for virtual visits? Should it be the same as in person visits? How would virtual visits save the consumer (patient) and provider money? What about licensing issues when the provider and the patient are not in the same state?

Answer 1

Virtual visits are one of the advanced medical facility available for patient ( elderly population, single individual without family support, small medical ailments, during any natural disaster, unable to travel,time consuming) opinion always falls around this.

But nothing is as perfect as face to face visits where patient assessment can be done from head to toe,reading expressions, humanly feel and touch but this lacks in virtual visit

Using this service for self is acceptable in certain situation but not for any major medical illness.

Yes physician has to be reimbursed of 50%

It save,,'s patient time,energy and money by half.Licensing issues can be tackled by registering patient and physician visits in each state or locality.