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Time for a little telehealth trivia

5. Virtual visits will skyrocket to over 130 million by 2018. Recent research by Parks Associates focused on the growth of video for telemedicine visits. The research revealed that virtual visits have tripled - from 5.7 million in 2014 to over 16 million in 2015 - and will skyrocket to over 130 million by 2018.

From the article "Time for a little telehealth trivia" by Ranya Habash, MD.

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