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54. Will You Ever Go Back to Your Doctor’s Office?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Is Tela Medicine Helping Patients and Providers?

More patiente means more electronic health records. Kate and some colleagues at n y u recently wondered how the increased use of tela medicine might be contributing to physician work load through e h r work. Was making care more convenient for patients, also helping providers be more efficient? Or could there be some unintended consequencesyes, that's a huge question. I think the obvious benefits are things around access and convenience, both for patients and providers. This provides just critical access in a way that we've never really been able to do before.

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