Typically,telemedicine costs a fraction of what employees (and employers)would spend on visits to urgent care clinics or emergency rooms.(Photo: Shutterstock)
Telemedicine isn't a new concept. In fact, telemedicine datesback to the early 1920s when people were predicting doctors wouldsoon use televisions and microphones to communicate withpatients.
Obviously, telemedicine has advanced significantly sincethen—especially in the last 25 years with the introduction of theinternet. During many of those intervening years, employees havebeen reticent to adopt telemedicine. Technical issues, qualityof care and security concerns typically top the list of reasonsmany employees have not used telemedicine in the past. However,over the last few years, I've noticed a shift in employee behavior:More people are starting to embrace telemedicine. And, I'm not theonly one taking notice. According to an article earlier this year, telemedicine use grew1,398 percent from 2014 to 2018.
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