As a result of the aging population, declining reimbursement, and heightened attention on value-based care, today’s surgeon has unprecedented pressure to find new ways to expand capacity in surgical clinics without compromising care. Often this expansion is limited by the availability of physical space, staff, and workflow inefficiencies.¹

Video visits (also called virtual visits, televisits, and e-visits) have in the last 2 to 3 years captured the attention of many surgeons as an alternative to the traditional clinic visit for low-complexity care. A video visit, a form of telemedicine, is defined as an audiovisual 2-way clinical encounter between a physician and patient.

由于人口老龄化，报销额下降以及对基于价值的护理越来越重视，当今的外科医生面临着前所未有的压力，需要寻找新的方法来扩大外科诊所的能力而不损害护理水平。通常，这种扩展受到物理空间，人员和工作流程效率低下的限制。^1个

在过去的2到3年中，视频访问（也称为虚拟访问，电视访问和电子访问）吸引了许多外科医生的注意力，以代替传统的低复杂度医疗门诊。视频访问是远程医疗的一种形式，被定义为医师和患者之间的视听2路临床交流。