"Virtual health refers to the use of enabling technology - such as video, mobile apps, text-based messaging, sensors, and social platforms - to deliver health services in a way that is independent of time or location," Kaveh Safavi and Frances Dare write.
According to an Accenture survey, Healthcare apps and wearables utilized by one in nine four years ago now attract one in three adult consumers.
Through a smart phone, computer, or tablet, the app puts patients face to face with one of 1,400 participating physicians in all 50 states.
The apps not only save money for consumers but free time for overworked physicians, nurses, and even front-desk staff.
"Such virtual medical assistants often guide the patient through standard intake questions, such as symptoms and family medical history, and analyze the combined information with a diagnostic engine so the physician can consider clinical options prior to the in-person exam," Safavi and Dare explain.
"Common consumer devices, such as wearable sensors and biometric devices, would let health care providers automatically gather patient information, along with concerns or discussion items, for the visit. An Accenture analysis shows that streamlining annual patient visits in this way could save PCPs an average of five minutes per encounter and free up 47.8 million hours across the PCP workforce."
Hospitals, doctor's offices, and patients already rely on tech to a much greater degree than they did just a few years ago.
https://spectator.org/as-government-punts-on-reform-tech-revolutionizes-healthcare/
According to an Accenture survey, Healthcare apps and wearables utilized by one in nine four years ago now attract one in three adult consumers.
Through a smart phone, computer, or tablet, the app puts patients face to face with one of 1,400 participating physicians in all 50 states.
The apps not only save money for consumers but free time for overworked physicians, nurses, and even front-desk staff.
"Such virtual medical assistants often guide the patient through standard intake questions, such as symptoms and family medical history, and analyze the combined information with a diagnostic engine so the physician can consider clinical options prior to the in-person exam," Safavi and Dare explain.
"Common consumer devices, such as wearable sensors and biometric devices, would let health care providers automatically gather patient information, along with concerns or discussion items, for the visit. An Accenture analysis shows that streamlining annual patient visits in this way could save PCPs an average of five minutes per encounter and free up 47.8 million hours across the PCP workforce."
Hospitals, doctor's offices, and patients already rely on tech to a much greater degree than they did just a few years ago.
https://spectator.org/as-government-punts-on-reform-tech-revolutionizes-healthcare/
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