At the Connected Health Conference, two medical experts — Dr. Andrew Watson, president of the American Telemedicine Association, and Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, an associate professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School — debated whether the cost of telemedicine outweighs the benefits.
There is a perception that telemedicine providers are held to a higher standard than the rest of the healthcare industry. Panelists at the American Telemedicine Association's annual meeting questioned why, since in-person care is fraught with plenty of risk.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.