Benefits of Virtual Healthcare Services for Patients

Virtual healthcare services enable patients to access medical consultations, diagnoses, and treatment remotely through online platforms and telemedicine.
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Telemedicine Technology | Digital Health Solutions | Remote Patient Care | Virtual Medical Consultations | Telehealth Benefits | Online Healthcare Services
Prepared by Lee Cheng, reviewed by Jane Cox

Virtual Healthcare Services FAQ

What is virtual healthcare & how does it work?

Virtual healthcare is how health professionals interact with patients remotely (not face-to-face). This may be via online platforms or telephone. You might feel worried about getting as much out of a virtual healthcare appointment. But although you may not be seeing the doctor in person, it doesn’t mean the care you receive will be any lesser.

What is virtual care?

3.1. Definition of Virtual Care Based on the selection of articles uncovered in this scoping review, virtual care can encompass the provision of care through using advanced video conferencing technology between patients and providers remotely or using virtual reality technology to simulate care environments.

How has virtual care impacted the healthcare industry?

By connecting patients and providers remotely, virtual care has made its presence in different aspects of healthcare, including healthcare education, as well as positive impressions from end consumers.

Can virtual health technology help primary care and specialty care?

These differences in specialties suggest an opportunity to continue to open the aperture to other virtual health technologies, such as remote monitoring, which could allow both primary care and specialty care practices to expand their virtual patient interactions.

Should health systems scale broader Virtual Health offerings in the next six months?

Given the pace and magnitude of current disruptions to care delivery, forward-looking health systems could consider using the next six months to materially scale broader virtual health offerings to create real competitive advantage.

Can virtual health improve healthcare value for chronic disease patients?

In addition to serving the needs of a broader consumer base, virtual health can provide an opportunity to improve care and healthcare value for chronic disease patients in a way that could also position health systems to succeed in risk-based reimbursement mod-els.

Is virtual health the next disrupter in the delivery of care?

For the past 10 to 15 years, virtual health has been heralded as the next disrupter in the delivery of care, but there has been minimal uptick in adoption. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing against structural barriers that had previously slowed health system investment in integrated virtual health applications.

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