The concept of telemedicine raised concerns when it was introduced, but physicians and patients have grown more comfortable with it. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A major telehealth company is predicting 2019 will be a pivotal year in the adoption of virtual health care, as consumers and employers become more comfortable with health care delivered via digital technology.

“Nine out of ten large businesses offer some type of virtual health care,” says Dan Trencher, senior vice president of product and corporate strategy, Teledoc Health. “We're seeing that virtual health care is not a separate and isolated way of to access health care; it's increasingly an element in making access to care convenient to consumers.”

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