More Singaporean hospitals to allow patients to see doctors via video

 13-Apr-17, Today 

More than a decade after hospitals here started experimenting with the technology, a national platform for telemedicine has been launched, paving the way for restructured hospitals and other healthcare institutions as well as possibly general practitioners in the future, to offer consultations remotely.

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Under the initiative, patients can - via the VidyoMobile application - consult doctors on selected conditions from anywhere as long as they have an Internet connection, and if needed, get the expert opinion of other specialists.

For now, the service is typically offered for follow-up consultations.

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