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Telemedicine Benefits All Stakeholders

May 23, 2014

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Healthcare complexTelemedicine Benefits All Stakeholders   May 23, 2014: by Gunjan Goel

In a 24 hour day we have access to primary care for less than 10 hours and we have to rely on high cost channels like emergency rooms (ER) for the other 14 hours in a day.  Healthcare costs will rise another 6.5% in 2014 and employers are finding it hard to continue to provide affordable healthcare to their employees.  Providers are struggling as well.  The margins for a primary care physician (PCP) are shrinking and hospitals are having to merge to keep themselves afloat.  According to New England Health Institute up to 56% of visits at ERs are not emergencies wasting $38 billion annually. → Read more