Telemedicine Has Arrived
TELEMEDICINE HAS ARRIVED The COVID-19 pandemic came upon us suddenly and life changed in just days. We not only had to learn how to—at least temporarily—shelter in place but also how to communicate with doctors through virtual visits or telemedicine. We’ve had the simplest form of telemedicine for quite awhile—the phone call. Now, we’ve added in visual technology—through using our computers and our smartphones. In this time of coronavirus, telemedicine has arrived. Here detailing some of its advantages is Meera Sunder, a primary care physician in Massachusetts, in the July 3, 2020 Harvard Health Blog post Making telemedicine more inclusive....