Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care
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Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or cases of pink eye are fading fast
Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.
The frontier involves connecting patients more routinely with their regular doctors and using artificial intelligence to keep tabs on their health, according to Dr. Roy Schoenberg.
He’s seeing this develop as co-CEO of Amwell, a Boston-based company that provides telemedicine software and technology for health systems and insurers. The company works with more than 55 health plans and health systems representing over 2,000 hospitals.
Schoenberg spoke recently with The Associated Press. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
A: In a very profound way. We’re just beginning to unravel how deep the impact is. When people started buying books on Amazon, they didn’t notice that they were beginning to embrace online retail. We’re going through the same thing with telehealth. People have opened the door for getting care through technology.
