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Telehealth

Telehealth is a way to have virtual office visits with health care teams.

These visits give you the chance to have video chats or talks on the phone in real-time from the comfort of your home.

More than 

1.6 million

telehealth visits took place in the first 3 months of 2020.

25%

of patients had not considered telehealth appointments before the COVID-19 outbreak

Nearly

85%

of patients expect to use telemedicine after the pandemic resolves.

More than

90%

of patients agree that telemedicine would help them keep to their doctor appointments and manage prescription refills.

Nearly

70%

of telehealth visits in 2020 were for adults aged 18-49 years old.

Patients save more than 100 minutes of their time with telehealth appointments.

$106 billion

is the projected financial value of telemedicine visits by 2023.

More than

50%

of Americans with a chronic illness feel telehealth is the same or better quality as in-person doctor visits.

UrologyHealth.org  |  SPRING 2021  |  UROLOGYHEALTH extra