Building Patient Engagement Through Telehealth

Virtual visits are going to be a larger part of health care moving forward and doctors need to embrace it to succeed.

The pandemic brought telehealth into the mainstream for many physicians and patients. Usage rates have declined from highs in April, but experts say that telehealth will play a much bigger role in health care moving forward and that physicians need to embrace it in order to succeed. Medical Economics spoke with Caroline Brennan, Ph.D., vice president of the Health Division of Escalent, a health care research firm, to learn more about telehealth strategies and trends.