The telehealth revolution
Prior to the pandemic, physicians and patients alike vastly preferred face to face visits to deal with a health problem. Over the past year, the efficiency and value of virtual meetings have transformed society, the workplace, and healthcare alike.
Saving time and hospital beds
Virtual visits allow me to maintain continuity with patients during this pandemic, use my time more economically and treat cases from far away, from all over Chile.
Elisa Aranda, MD, Pediatrician, Andes Salud Clinic, Concepcion, Chile
Prior to the pandemic, physicians and patients alike vastly preferred face to face visits to deal with a health problem.
Gonzalo Grebe, CEO, Andes Salud Clinics, Chile
A mainstreaming of virtual visits
In interviews with specialists from 13 countries, experts considered overwhelmingly that telemedicine services have had a positive impact on care already prior to COVID-19.[3]
An ideal telehealth laboratory
In addition to Concepcion and Puerto Montt, Andes Salud includes hospitals in Calama and Chillan and totals 263 beds, 14 operating rooms, and 600 affiliated physicians.
30 percent and rising
Nearly half of all patients with chronic diseases (Cardiovascular,
Oncology, Immunology/Rheumatology) reported that they are now getting treatment at
home via video conference, online chat, or apps, instead of going to their
healthcare provider’s office. [4].
All sources last accessed May 26, 2021
- [1] Fortune Business Insights, Telehealth Market Size, Share and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/telehealth-market-101065
[3] Tiago Cravo Oliveira Hashiguchi, Bringing health care to the patient: An overview of the use of telemedicine in OECD countries, OECD Health Working Papers No. 116, Jan. 2020, https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/bringing-health-care-to-the-patient_8e56ede7-en
[4] How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior. Accenture Patient Survey May 2020
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