[indiscernible chatter] good morning, everyone. And we very much appreciate all of our panelists who are here today. Over the past 1. 5 years, the covid19 pandemic has changed so much about how we live our lives to stay safe. We changed how we work, how we see friends, and how we connect with family. But nothing changed so fundamentally as our relationship with health care. Staying safe became a daily question. At times hospitals and Emergency Rooms were full, leaving patients with nowhere to go. Doctors needed new ways to care for their patients that wouldnt further expose them to a virus that could threaten their health and well being. To solve this problem many doctors and patients turned to telehealth. At the start of the pandemic from february to may of 2020 the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported weekly appointments on their telehealth applications surged from 10,000 to 120,000 a week. Nationwide weekly telemedicine visits increased over 2300 . The number of telemedicin
This is two hours, 45 minutes. [indiscernible chatter] good morning, everyone. And we very much appreciate all of our panelists who are here today. Over the past 1. 5 years, the covid19 pandemic has changed so much about how we live our lives to stay safe. We changed how we work, how we see friends, and how we connect with family. But nothing changed so fundamentally as our relationship with health care. Staying safe became a daily question. At times hospitals and Emergency Rooms were full, leaving patients with nowhere to go. Doctors needed new ways to care for their patients that wouldnt further expose them to a virus that could threaten their health and well being. To solve this problem many doctors and patients turned to telehealth. At the start of the pandemic from february to may of 2020 the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported weekly appointments on their telehealth applications surged from 10,000 to 120,000 a week. Nationwide weekly telemedicine visits increased over 2
This is two hours, 45 minutes. [indiscernible chatter] good morning, everyone. And we very much appreciate all of our panelists who are here today. Over the past 1. 5 years, the covid19 pandemic has changed so much about how we live our lives to stay safe. We changed how we work, how we see friends, and how we connect with family. But nothing changed so fundamentally as our relationship with health care. Staying safe became a daily question. At times hospitals and Emergency Rooms were full, leaving patients with nowhere to go. Doctors needed new ways to care for their patients that wouldnt further expose them to a virus that could threaten their health and well being. To solve this problem many doctors and patients turned to telehealth. At the start of the pandemic from february to may of 2020 the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported weekly appointments on their telehealth applications surged from 10,000 to 120,000 a week. Nationwide weekly telemedicine visits increased over 2
[indiscernible chatter] good morning, everyone. And we very much appreciate all of our panelists who are here today. Over the past 1. 5 years, the the pandemic has changed so we changed how we work, how we see friends, and how we connect with family. But nothing changed so fundamentally as our relationship with health care. Staying safe became a daily question. At times hospitals and Emergency Rooms were full, leaving patients with nowhere to go. Doctors needed new ways to care from february to may of 2020, the department of Veterans Affairs at the start of the pandemic from february to may of 2020 the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported weekly appointments on their telehealth applications surged from 10,000 to 120,000 a week. Nationwide weekly telemedicine visits increased over 2300 . The number of telemedicine appointments are now 23 times higher than they were before the pandemic. Nearly one in three health care visits now use Telehealth Services. But not only did usage go
[indiscernible chatter] good morning, everyone. And we very much appreciate all of our panelists who are here today. Over the past 1. 5 years, the covid19 pandemic has changed so much about how we live our lives to stay safe. We changed how we work, how we see friends, and how we connect with family. But nothing changed so fundamentally as our relationship with health care. Staying safe became a daily question. At times hospitals and Emergency Rooms were full, leaving patients with nowhere to go. Doctors needed new ways to care for their patients that wouldnt further expose them to a virus that could threaten their health and well being. To solve this problem many doctors and patients turned to telehealth. At the start of the pandemic from february to may of 2020 the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported weekly appointments on their telehealth applications surged from 10,000 to 120,000 a week. Nationwide weekly telemedicine visits increased over 2300 . The number of telemedicin