Virtual medicine
American Well is scheduled to launch in Hawaii in January 2009. Under the protocol, a patient would initiate a visit and request a primary care physician, specialist or other medical professional. The physician would then review the patient's medical record and complaint, then decide to see the patient, refer him or her to another online doctor, or direct him/her to a local emergency department.
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Published Sept. 1, 2008 - Copyright American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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