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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

Health Populi

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. Family and general practice physicians, 80.9%, and. Urologists, 87.2%. Psychiatrists, 83%. Pediatricians, 82.9%. Cardiologists, 82%.

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Pharma’s Future Relevance Depends on Empathy, Messaging, Partnering, and Supporting Patients and Providers

Health Populi

For the study, Accenture surveyed 720 health care providers in general practice, oncology, immunology, and cardiology working in China, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., in May and June 2020. As the bar chart here illustrates, 9 in 10 cardiologists, immunologists, and oncologists saw sharply falling patient volumes.