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Telehealth
Telehealth is a way to have virtual office visits with health care teams.
These visits give you the chance to have video chats or talks on the phone in real-time from the comfort of your home.
More than
1.6 million
telehealth visits took place in the first 3 months of 2020.
25%
of patients had not considered telehealth appointments before the COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly
85%
of patients expect to use telemedicine after the pandemic resolves.
More than
90%
of patients agree that telemedicine would help them keep to their doctor appointments and manage prescription refills.
Nearly
70%
of telehealth visits in 2020 were for adults aged 18-49 years old.
Patients save more than 100 minutes of their time with telehealth appointments.
$106 billion
is the projected financial value of telemedicine visits by 2023.
More than
50%
of Americans with a chronic illness feel telehealth is the same or better quality as in-person doctor visits.
UrologyHealth.org | SPRING 2021 | UROLOGYHEALTH extra