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Julie Kliger

Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Healthcare Solutions Enterprise Technology and Digital Transformation Co-Leader

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The Provider Will Dial-You In Now... Have you tried a telehealth visit with your doctor or nurse? Or have you (stoically) decided to have an in-person doctor’s visit? Seems like some visits are in fact better—or not worse—done online...And one of visit-types that do just fine online is talk ltherapy. The evidence so far from these equivalency trials, comparing face-to-face versus over video — every trial shows no difference in clinical outcomes. And, from clinical point of view, the clinician can often learn more over video than in person, because you see people moving in their natural habitat, where they live, maybe how they interact with others. And patients like being at home. There’s a comfort level at home, sitting there in bed with one’s dog, that allows the patient to talk about things they maybe wouldn’t have in the office, because of how painful the experience or memories are. If you are a person who might benefit from talk therapy, give it a try! If you hate it, you can always just hang up... …see more

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