Amid pandemic, a turning point for telemedicine
For a follow-up visit after her recent cancer surgery, Gail Rae-Garwood opted for a video consultation with her specialist, avoiding a long journey — and potential exposure to COVID-19 in medical offices.
“I am so thankful not to have to go out that I’ve enrolled my grumpy husband into tele-visits, too,” said the 73-year-old Arizona woman who was able to upload data from a blood pressure cuff and glucose monitor to her physician.
The coronavirus outbreak has severely strained the health system, but telemedicine is being seen as a vital way of coping including for those impacted by the outbreak.
“COVID-19 is very conducive to telemedicine,” said Omar Khan, a family physician and head of Delaware Health Sciences Alliance in Wilmington, Delaware.
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