Virtual care came into the fore during the COVID pandemic, when patients and providers saw firsthand how it kept patients safe while enabling remote chronic care monitoring.

The lifesaving data virtual care provides can yield more accurate care and better chronic disease management.

Integrations with EMRs improve patient outcomes and improve quality of care by yielding provider insights that improve decision making and enhancing the efficiency of in-person appointments.

Clinical-quality virtual care solutions, such as TytoCare, facilitate patients’ health goals for primary and specialty care, as well as allow health systems to meet their performance goals.

Additional use cases include post-discharge care, rural monitoring, preventive screening, caring for at-risk populations, and treating patients with serious health disparities.

While virtual care can address challenges of health equity, diversity, and social determinants of health, other challenges must still be dealt with, such as the digital divide.

Further public policy changes should be promoted to encourage virtual care models.

Healthcare need not be all or nothing. Hybrid models, in which virtual care provides vital patient information between visits, can be an ideal option for providers and patients alike.

Value-based care models prioritize satisfaction with health plans. Virtual care’s innovative and convenient approach is highly regarded by patients and staff.

The right virtual care solution should simplify care, integrate well with existing workflows, provide maximum ROI, and avoid disturbing trusted patient-provider relationships.

Virtual care can expand access to care while maintaining quality. It can increase patient volume without adding to clinician strain.

Wherever patients are seen, the end goal remains the same – Keeping them healthy.