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Can we be serious about telehealth?

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According to Healthcare Transformers, “ use of telehealth climbed more than 154% in late March 2020, compared with the year before, and a 2020 survey found 76% of patients would be interested in using it. TermLife 2 go surveyed 500 people to find out if they’ve ever lied to their doctors, and 23% said they have.

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

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SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. billion doctor’s visits, worth a total of approximately US$500 billion. The most time-consuming task is to make an appointment with your doctor just to ask for a new Rx or an Rx renewal.

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Is DTC effective?

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During the first quarter of 2020, the number of telehealth visits increased by 50%, compared with the same period in 2019, with a 154% increase in visits noted in surveillance week 13 in 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. The old belief is that patients who are interested in new treatments ask their doctor about them.

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Digital health exploding but dangers persist

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Among their findings: Downloads of apps supporting consumers with mental health needs increased by nearly 200% from summer 2019 to summer 2020 Downloads of those supporting consumers with diets and weight loss rose by a massive 1294% from mid-2019 to mid-2020. No app can ever replace a trained medical professional. 3hree: Oops

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Telehealth use drops as hype expires

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Doctors using telemedicine software are not sure of its value to patients and believe telehealth may pose risks. Back when everyone was afraid to go to a doctor’s office, I said that the use of telehealth would decline and level off. from 2020 to 2027. The hype around telehealth has followed a projected pattern.

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Episode 44 – In the C-Suite with Arnoud Snepvangers, CEO, Eaglet Eye

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Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes Covid may have caused some sleepless nights for Arnoud in 2020. Now the Eaglet Eye Team will never go back to the traditional ways of training customers. We also talk about what it is like to manage a small emerging growth technology company that is helping doctors help people see better.

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Doximity study on telehealth flawed

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medical professionals, analyzed the adoption of telemedicine across its physician user base from January 2020 through June 2021 and conducted a study of patients’ experiences with telemedicine during the same time frame. Telehealth will have its uses, but it can’t replace the trained physician’s eye.