Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Telehealth Providers Face Ever Stronger Headwinds

Industry observers are closely watching for fresh fallout among telehealth providers. For one, the declared end of the semaglutide drug shortage—as per the Food and Drug Administration—sent the stock of Hims & Hers Health, Inc. sliding about 40% within just a few days as investors realized the profits coming from compounding semaglutide for the telehealth company’s patients will quickly dwindle as providers must shift back to the manufacturer’s original brand drug products for weight management …

Texas is Finally on Board with Telemedicine

After stutters and starts, Texas became the last state in the U.S. to enact legislation allowing doctors to treat patients virtually. Proponents argue that it was sorely needed, as Texas ranks 46th in the country in the number of primary care physicians per capita—71.4 PCPs for every 100,000 residents, according to telehealth provider Teledoc; 35 counties don’t have a family physician at all. Teladoc actually started operating in Texas in 2005, but the state medical …

Urgent Care Needs to Educate Patients on Telemedicine

Telemedicine has been shown to provide valuable access for patients who otherwise might not be able to see a physician in person. Unfortunately, not all patients have gotten the message that it’s best used as an alternative to heading to the doctor’s office; instead, they follow a virtual visit with a face-to-face encounter, thereby costing themselves and/or their insurers money unnecessarily. When RAND crunched data on CalPERS Blue Shield members who used Teledoc virtual visit …