In the postpandemic era, about half of all visits by cancer patients with oncologists could be successfully conducted via phone- and video-based telemedicine, according to a new poll of American cancer specialists.
After the pandemic, an estimated 33% of patients could be seen using video visits, and 13% could be seen using phone visits; thus, 46% of patient visits could be performed remotely, the survey found.
“A substantial fraction of patient visits could be effectively, safely conducted using telemedicine,” summarized the authors, led by Amye Tevaarwerk, MD, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.