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Electronic doc visits to explode this year

Deloitte says electronic doctor visits are already saving billions.

By Dan Cook | Updated on August 14, 2014
Dr. Alan Shatzel is displayed on the monitor RP-VITA robot at Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

More evidence of the potential and power of telemedicine emerged from a Deloitte study of patient “visits” to medical professionals’ offices. Nearly 13 percent of all general practitioner appointments made in the U.S. and Canada this year will be electronic “eVisits.”

Deloitte estimated that patients in North America will schedule some 600 million appointments with their general practitioner this year, and that 75 million of them will be of the electronic sort. Telemedicine — the practice of receiving, delivering or sharing medical care or information electronically — has been gathering considerable momentum in recent years, with the private sector latching on because it can save corporate dollars and also lead to better outcomes.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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