Study finds telehealth quality comparable to in-person for primary care

New research finds telehealth visits for primary care can be comparable in quality to in-person visits, suggesting remote testing and screenings are valuable tools to augment patient care, reports Modern Healthcare. The report found that in 13 of 16 medication, testing and counseling-based measures, exposure to telemedicine was associated with similar or significantly better performance than from in-person visits, according to the study, which was published in JAMA Network Open.