More patients have seen doctors virtually during the pandemic -and that might not change/ 在大流行期間,實際上有更多的病人去看醫生

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For all the chaos that COVID-19 has inflicted on the U.S. health care system, the ongoing pandemic has brought at least one silver lining: More patients have been able to see their doctors using video conferencing technology, with the possibility that the practice could make medical care more affordable in the long term. But, telehealth is not a panacea.  Although remote visits were up for Penobscot Community Health Care in April, its total patient appointments were down more than 50 percent....more

儘管COVID-19給美國醫療保健系統造成了所有混亂,但持續的大流行至少帶來了一線希望:更多的病人能夠使用視訊技術去看醫生,從長遠來看,就醫更實惠。 但是,遠距醫療不是萬能藥。 儘管4月Penobscot社區衛生保健的遠距就診時間有所增加,但其掛號總人次卻下降了50%以上...

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