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Via Wall Street Journal, a look at the rise in online doctor-patient consultations:
This year, 39% of doctors said they’d communicated with patients online, up from just 16% five years earlier, according to health-information firm Manhattan Research, a unit of Decision Resources Inc. So far, the most common digital doctor services are the simplest ones, like paying bills, sending lab results and scheduling appointments.
The number of patients offering online consultations is still small, but it’s expected to grow steadily, especially as more and more insurance companies start covering online consultations.
More information online health care is available in the IIA Broadband Fact Book.
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