Health Assurance Podcast, Episode 5: Will Telehealth Change Healthcare the Way Amazon Changed Books?

Adam Block and Michael Adelberg on whether telemedicine can disrupt the healthcare industry the way digital players have upended other industries

In 2020, an eye-popping 20 percent of doctors’ visits were done via telehealth — a massive spike over previous years. Does telehealth have the potential not only to change the doctor-patient relationship, but also the economics of healthcare?

In the latest episode of The Health Assurance Podcast, Adam Block and Michael Adelberg discuss their recent article in Medical Economics, “Will Telemedicine Create Perfect Competition?” Block is the founder of Charm Economics and a faculty member at New York Medical College. Adelberg is the leader of Faegre Drinker Consulting’s healthcare strategy practice.

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