[1Old Pro]

Smart, once again Trump breaking new ground in wonderful ways...”Man of the Year”.

[McGavin999]

This is huge. I hope it stays after the pandemic is done.

[BillyBonebrake]

This was overdue. Even before the current situation we should have allowed the expansion of telehealth services.

[ConservativeInPA]

Outstanding move! A tremendous amount of medicine can be done this way. I have been in situations where my PCP performs tests & blood work on behalf of specialists that I’ve only met via teleconference. It works. Saves time, money and provides access to the right doctors.

[crz]

Now this is GOOOOOD.

[Alberta's Child]

Be careful what you wish for. I foresee a future where all our telehealth services are going to be conducted by doctors named “Dr. Smith” and “Dr. Schneider” and “Dr. Goldberg” ... all of whom have conspicuously odd heavy Indian accents. :-P

[Bob434]

[[As a result, a person from the vulnerable population who needs a routine check up will not have to venture outside of his or her home]]

How can this be possible when they check things like reflexes, lymph glands, tongue, eyes, etc?

I can see it with follow up visits where the docs just discuss test results with the patients, but even then the docs usually need to see the person to be able to gauge certain things like swollen lymph glands, reflexes etc-

not knowing this at all, just curious how it will work?

[dfwgator]

People will realize when it’s over what a Godsend it was to have a man in office who thinks “Outside the Box” as Trump does.

[PGalt]

A month out...President Trump is suspending all taxes and closing most federal agencies. Nancy Pelosi is seen behind PREZ tearing up the tax code at this historic event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54BCLYNkFKg

IMO best R&R song in American history. YMMV.

[Nevadan]

This is great news! I have used this type of consultation before and was very happy to have it be available. I had the flu. Symptoms started when they always do: a Friday after 5 pm when it is impossible to see my doctor. Instead of having to wait until Monday and then call for an appointment, hoping to get in that day, or going to an urgent care and sitting in a room for several hours at least, filled with sick people who may have something transmissible or spreading what I have to others, I got to stay in bed and talk to a doctor, tell my symptoms, answer his questions, and get a prescription ordered and sent to my pharmacy.

If a condition is very serious, that is another matter. But that is not what telemedicine is designed for. If after a consultation the teledoctor thinks the patient needs to see medical help in person, they will say so. Meanwhile telemedicine allows regular doctors to focus their attention on more serious issues. And for the people who have more serious conditions, they will benefit as well by being able to be seen more easily with shorter wait times.

[combat_boots]

God bless and protect this man.

At one point, I taught a state agency how to use a ticom/telepresence system to save money.