The reduction of non-COVID healthcare in 2020 could teach us some valuable lessons.
Face-to-face healthcare presentations during the pandemic have seen a dramatic decline.
US data has captured a 40% dip in emergency department visits over the course of the pandemic.
One explanation is that telehealth consults have offered care for milder patients in the community setting, with fewer presenting at local emergency departments.
This episode we are joined by Dr Ray Moynihan, an Assistant Professor at Bond University to talk about the dramatic reduction in healthcare use, and what it could teach us about the future of medicine.
