Virtual Health Care Options Help Curb Spread of COVID-19, Medicare Restrictions Lifted

Virtual Health Care Options Help Curb Spread of COVID-19, Medicare Restrictions Lifted
Passengers wearing masks arrive on a flight from Italy at Guarulhos International Airport, in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 2, 2020. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images
Meiling Lee
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is urging healthcare facilities to increase the use of telehealth, in hopes of slowing the transmission of the COVID-19 virus and minimizing contact with possible patients.

Telehealth uses telecommunications technology to offer healthcare services to people without the need to visit a healthcare facility. Some of the services include remote diagnosis, treatment, and virtual health education.