Survey: How do patients find out about telemedicine?

The majority of telemedicine adopters use the virtual service to connect with their established physician, according to a survey by the medical products distributors trade group Health Industry Distributors Association.

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Here’s how most telemedicine adopters discovered the technology, according to the survey.

1. Offered to them by their physician: 53 percent

2. Offered to them by their insurance company: 28 percent

3. Found out about it on their own: 15 percent

4. Other: 4 percent

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