7 Reasons to Embrace Telemedicine

There is a lot of interest in telemedicine. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Robert Graham Center, a nonprofit organization focused on population health, nearly nine in 10 family physicians say they would use telemedicine as a tool to treat their patients if they were compensated for it.Why is there so much excitement for telemedicine - especially in an era where a lot of new tech is looked at with a cynical eye? There are a variety of reasons, according to experts, that explain its burgeoning popularity. Here are seven.Feel free to share reasons why you like or dislike telemedicine in the comments section below! Click here to download a PDF of this slideshow.