A virtual visit with one's own primary care physician (PCP) is less likely to result in a subsequent emergency department (ED) visit compared with a visit with an outside physician, research ...

When to opt for a telehealth visit versus seeing a doctor face-to-face? Physicians offer guidance about when it may make more sense to choose one or the other.

Virtual care has the power to reduce friction points and enhance clinical workflows while improving patient outcomes, reducing costs and boosting revenue. Video visits are just one stage in that ...

But because virtual visits aren't appropriate for every visit, they recommend that guidance be developed to distinguish which visits are best suited for the virtual environment.

DCS will allow a return to virtual visits for kids in foster care in certain cases, given the increase in COVID-19 cases.

Insurers were forced — often for the first time — to reimburse for all sorts of virtual medical visits and generally at the same price as in-person consultations.

Families rate both modes of visits similarly with high satisfaction in most areas. But an expert counters that while families like the option, virtual visits miss too much.