Stanford Children’s Health To More Than Double Number Of Telehealth Appointments In 2019

Leading pediatric health care system Stanford Children’s Health (Stanford) recently announced its plans to more than double the number of telehealth appointments it conducts in 2019. Specifically, the organization plans to increase its number of telehealth visits from 1,100—its 2018 number—to 2,500 in 2019.

Increasing such visits would help Stanford to continue helping families save time by not having to take their children out of school to travel to face-to-face appointments. Additionally, telehealth visits help provider organizations and clinical professionals see a greater number of health care consumers, as well as more conveniently . . .