SUMMARY - Telehealth & Virtual Care
A patient sits in her living room, phone in hand, describing her symptoms to a physician she has never met in person. The video call lasts ten minutes; a prescription is sent electronically to her pharmacy; she never leaves home. What once would have required a trip to a clinic, time off work, and a waiting room now happens through a screen. A rural resident consults a specialist hundreds of kilometers away, the video connection bridging distance that once would have required expensive travel.