Telemedicine Is a Safety Valve for a Strained Health Care System
https://www.wired.com/story/telemedicine-safety-valve-strained-health-care-system/
As coronavirus spreads, health officials have had to adopt a very cold calculus. Resources are scarce, so they can only test a limited number of people. Those who are infected need to be diagnosed, monitored, and quarantined. But, sending everyone with fever or a cough to a hospital or clinic, especially in the midst of cold and flu season, would overwhelm physicians.
In short, part of managing coronavirus is keeping sick people out of hospitals.
Telemedicine Is a Safety Valve for a Strained Health Care System
Mar 14, 2020, 1:23pm UTC
https://www.wired.com/story/telemedicine-safety-valve-strained-health-care-system/
> As coronavirus spreads, health officials have had to adopt a very cold calculus. Resources are scarce, so they can only test a limited number of people. Those who are infected need to be diagnosed, monitored, and quarantined. But, sending everyone with fever or a cough to a hospital or clinic, especially in the midst of cold and flu season, would overwhelm physicians.
> In short, part of managing coronavirus is keeping sick people out of hospitals.