Virtual physician care through Teladoc Health will be available by the end of Nov. for patients who don't have a family doctor and to cover emergency care in a remote area near Gander. Those patients will have to register with Patient Connect NL to access the service. The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association is questioning the plan and wants to know how physicians working with Teladoc Health will be paid, how much they'll earn and how the services they provide will be integrated with the current system. The association also has concerns about the increasing use of private companies to provide healthcare services. The medical association wants assurances the services won’t attract physicians who already serve attached patients away from their community-based practices.
N.L. paying private U.S.-based company to provide virtual physician access to certain remote areas
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October 31, 2023