People with chronic diseases can benefit from consulting their doctors in online visits
Recently, the Health Ministry in Jerusalem announced the promotion and implementation of telemedicine as one of its goals.
THE USE OF telemedicine for the management of chronic diseases leads to medical outcomes as good as face-to-face visits and doesn’t elevate the rate of emergency room visits or hospitalizations, even among patients with several such conditions, according to the study. (photo credit: Issei Kato/Reuters)Updated: