Insurer plans to offer online health exams next year.
The New York Times (12/21, B4, Miller) reports that "OptumHealth, a division of UnitedHealth Group...plans to offer NowClinic, a service that connects patients and doctors using video chat, nationwide next year." NowClinic is expected to "improve healthcare by ameliorating some of the stresses on the system today, like wasted time dealing with appointments and insurance claims, a shortage of primary care physicians and limited access to care for many patients," according to OptumHealth. The online exams have drawn opposition, the Times adds, as "some doctors worry that the quality of care that patients receive will suffer if physicians neglect one of the most basic elements of healthcare: a physical exam."
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