Telehealth: The future in medicine becomes reality fast
Mark Temme (in smaller image on right), director of physical therapy at OrthoSouth’s Briarcrest office, meets with patient Mike Harris for a consultation. (Louise Goodwin/OrthoSouth)
Across the Mid-South, practices that barely used telehealth visits before the novel coronavirus arrived have shifted large numbers of patient visits to screen time.
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Kimble Jenkins OrthoSouth Mark Temme Dr. David Stern Sajeesh KumarJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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