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For some of these tele-specialists their main specialty is that they live in another country and are willing to work for a small fraction of what an on site doc
by droithomme 8y ago
For some of these tele-specialists their main specialty is that they live in another country and are willing to work for a small fraction of what an on site doctor charges.
For some time, many xrays have had their initial reading done by a radiologist overseas. Tele-doctors bedside via a robot screen is just a continuation of this.
It's a pity the journalist didn't follow up by asking Kaiser where the specialist was physically located.
- danso 8y agoThe article includes the full statement from KP's PR department. No where do they try to claim that the specialist's physical location, or other logistical consideration, was the reason for the use of telemedicine. Furthermore, the family themselves said they didn't realize what was going on until afterwards. Which strongly suggests the doctor, for whatever reason, decided at no point to tell them, "I'm a specialist at Kaiser's radiological department in Boston...", if that were actually the case.