Telehealth—Be Careful What You Wish For…

So, it took a pandemic to get us to the tipping point for telehealth in the health and human service field. Virtual medical visits are expected to top 200 million this year, up sharply from the original expectation of 36 million visits for all of 2020. In March alone, telehealth visits surged 50% due to the pandemic emergency (see Telehealth Visits Are Booming As Doctors & Patients Embrace Distancing Amid The Coronavirus Crisis). Just for the week of March 28, telehealth visits have gone from about 10,000 a week to 300,000 (see The Doctor Will Zoom You In . . .