Is Telehealth The Answer To The Pending Patient Surge?

In this podcast, Bob Preston, chief collaboration officer at Polycom speaks with Health IT Outcomes's editor in chief Ken Congdon about how hospitals and private practices can leverage telehealth technologies to accommodate the more than 30 million newly insured patients that will enter the U.S. healthcare system as a result of healthcare reform. In response to the question of how sophisticated are today's telehealth technologies, Preston says "Well, they are very sophisticated. You have high-def. You have very clear audio capabilities through high-def voice. Plus, you have the ability to plug in peripherals that help in the examination process."