Virtual program connects thousands of Albertans with doctors
More than 8,000 patients have been assessed either over the phone or via videoconferencing, with Alberta Health Services hoping it can improve access for people and reduce strain on the health-care system.
"The intent is really to improve access where patients are unable to have access within a certain time frame," said Dr. Jonathan Choy, medical director of the virtual health program. "Probably one in three emergency room visits are diverted as a consequence. So in other words, for every three patients that are seen, normally one of them would have otherwise gone to the . They no longer require a visit as a consequence."
Seeing patients on video to determine what may be wrong also has a particular benefit for one specific demographic.
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