Telemedicine consultations, home health care services on rise in pandemic: Experts This is just a beginning and the home health care system has a lot to offer in future, say experts. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI PUNE: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only forced many professionals to work from home, but also pushed people suffering from various ailments to opt for home health care services instead of going to hospitals for treatment. This is just a beginning and the home health care system has a lot to offer in future, say experts. Patients who have to undergo dialysis, physiotherapy and chemotherapy are preferring health care services at home and many are also taking telemedicine consultations, they say.