Telemedicine can remedy several of the problems currently plaguing the health care industry, according to a new report by Devon Herrick, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). For example:
> For many ailments, the patient doesn't need to be in front of the doctor, but his or her information does."The only thing stopping us from using telemedicine to our advantage is a reluctance to control our own health care dollars," [?] ..."If we control the dollars, as I do with my Health Savings Account, the consumer can decide the value."
> A tech-savvy doctor can respond to a phone call or e-mail with a diagnosis, thereby saving some patients any visit at all.
> With more complete information accessible in electronic medical records, doctors could make faster and more accurate diagnoses.
> That would expedite the diagnosing process for both doctor and patient, by avoiding costly trips to doctors' offices and wasted time in waiting rooms.
[applying available technology as private industry would - now that would be real 'change']
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