(1) While nurse advice lines have been common for many years,
virtual physician visits via computers, tablets, or smartphones are a new and fast-growing modality.
"According to January 2018 telehealth metrics by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, 61 percent of healthcare organizations offer
virtual physician visits, which are by far respondents' primary clinical application of telehealth.
Novo has recently secured a business partnership with a licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis products and exclusive distribution rights to an online
virtual physician access system.
Currently, 44 states allow
virtual physician visits, with 24 of those states allowing physicians to determine what they can and cannot do during a "visit."
With virtual co-presence becoming commonplace in daily life, patients are expecting and pushing for
virtual physician access outside the care setting.
indicator on the
virtual physician resentment meter hovered just above
The possible role of the
virtual physician in this future is then outlined.
Telemedicine has also created the
virtual physician.
Offering
virtual physician visits to those people living on Maine's sparsely populated islands is helping the Mission achieve its goal of delivering critical services to those most in need.
Novo Healthnet also has a binding business partnership with a licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis and its derivatives coupled with marketing and distribution rights to an on-line
virtual physician access system.
Through the
virtual physician's office, UTMB physicians are able to see patients on large wail-mounted plasma screens.