ER doctor on slowing coronavirus spread: ‘Use technology’
The Trump administration announced this week a “historic breakthrough” by expanding telehealth services for Americans 65 and older. It’s what’s necessary to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, says one New York City-based ER doctor and telehealth professional. “This is an opportunity to use technology, data and the remote-care setting to provide access to people in almost an instant,” Dr. Allon Mordel, an attending physician in the emergency departments of the NYU Langone Hospital and the Bellevue Hospital Center, told Yahoo News.
