Long Term Care and Telehealth

As part of the emergency measures to address COVID-19, all levels of government are facilitating, and even encouraging, the use of telemedicine technology. The primary goal, of course, is to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to and from patients who would otherwise present for in-person services. The use of telemedicine is providing an opportunity to reduce in-person patient volumes and to provide health care providers with the potential means of rendering care from their home.