More providers and payors are increasing their reliance on telemedicine services as a way to save time and money, and make life easier for patients and providers. If your hospital isnt moving toward telehealth, it should be.Telemedicine is quickly becoming an essential part of the healthcare industry, with large networks like Kaiser Permanente seeing increases in virtual visits.According to Fierce Healthcare, 52% of Kaiser Permanente members 100 million encounters with doctors each year are virtual. Kaiser includes secure messaging, phone calls, patient portals and real-time video visits in its definition of telemedicine.

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