7% of U.S. Physicians Use Video Chat to Communicate With Patients

Seven percent of physicians in the United States said they used on-line video conferencing as a way to communicate with patients. Psychiatrists and oncologists reported using video conferencing more frequently than professionals in other medical specialties. These are findings of an annual survey, “Taking the Pulse® U.S. v11.0,” by Manhattan Research, a pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company. The survey included 2,041 practicing physicians in the United States. The questions focus on how physicians are using various technology in their practices, such as electronic health records, electronic prescribing, and to interact with patients. The researchers noted . . .