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Telemedicine helps reduce health care costs and improve outcomes – and could do more if regulators let it.

Telemedicine: Poised for Takeoff or Frustration?

Telemedicine: Poised for Takeoff or Frustration?

For individuals who cannot travel or live in remote areas, telehealth can provide critical evaluation and condition management support.

Telemedicine - which includes a variety of electronic media to provide medical services and monitor patients with certain chronic conditions – holds much promise for reducing costs and improving outcomes. What are the obstacles to achieving even greater results?