Telemedicine & You: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains New Health Care Option, How Policy Can Catch Up

If you haven’t already experienced telemedicine, you may soon have the option. Technology is helping people connect with their physicians in new ways and from a distance, and interest is growing in pursuing policy changes that would make telemedicine available to more patients. Steve Ommen, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Connected Care, explains telemedicine and outlines state and national moves that would help more patients take advantage of it. For more information, see the Mayo Clinic News Network.