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How Will the Internet Change Our Health System
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| bet | 12/15 | | Sana | 19.03.2017 | | Hajmi | 62.5 Kb. | | #217 |
Long distance monitoring. Internet technology allows patients in one state to be monitored, evaluated, and prescribed for in another. Major regional referral centers will develop aggressive telemedicine initiatives employing the Internet, eventually threatening the economic franchises of physicians and health systems in local communities. It is not unreasonable to expect a collision in state legislatures between protectionist local practitioners and health care organizations that intend to “practice” across regions. A similar struggle can be expected between politically powerful local insurance agents and emerging online insurance brokerages.
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