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Latest Studies Show Consumer-Directed Telemedicine Solutions Like Consult A Doctor Lower Costs While Providing Greater Access to Affordable, Quality Healthcare.
Date:4/22/2008

routine medical care ... the telephone cross-coverage model, whereby physicians 'cover' for one another via the telephone on a round-the-clock basis, emerges as one of the best examples of the power of telemedicine to make medical care more accessible and convenient to patients while maintaining quality and reducing costs."

"Consult A Doctor's innovative solutions remove the many barriers that currently exist between patients and physicians -- geographical, economical and psychological -- that discourage consumers from seeking needed preventative and/or ongoing healthcare," says Wolf Shlagman, CEO of Consult A Doctor.

The National Center for Policy Analysis released the Convenient Care and Telemedicine Report, by Devon M. Herrick in November of 2007 which stated "the use of information technology for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients' conditions -- brings a new dimension to 21st century healthcare. Entrepreneurs are using the Internet, improvements in computer software and the advent of high-speed telecommunications networks in innovative ways to make medical care more accessible and convenient to patients, to raise quality and to reduce costs."

As the most accessible and comprehensive service available, Consult A Doctor's solutions have made medical care more convenient for patients while raising quality and reducing costs. Consult A Doctor is the most accessible because its physicians can be contacted either via telephone or secure e-mail at any time including nights weekends, and holidays. It is the most comprehensive because in conjunction to unfettered access to licensed physicians, Consult A Doctor offers the most informative interactive educational Personal Health Manager available, integrating an Electronic Medical Record and many other health management, risk assessment and decision support tools that empower users to lead healthier lives.

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