Since March, more and more people are visiting their doctor remotely via video calls.
Even before COVID-19, telehealth had grown dramatically, experiencing a 1202% increase in usage from 2012 to 2017, according to new research from Colliers International.
But since 2020 these remote doctors' visits have grown exponentially. The Advisory Board estimates that there will be one billion virtual visits to US doctors in 2020, driven by COVID patients with mild symptoms and non-COVID patients who don't want to risk exposure to the disease. The number of patients using telehealth jumped from 11% before COVID to 46% after the pandemic hit.
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
