Also I speculate Medicare wants proof of telemedicine appointments to cut down on Medicare fraud. Each pMD appointment leaves a paper trail in length of time, date of appointment. My EP then writes up on his online app the consultation notes. It must be easier to bill Medicare. It’s all there except for status-weight, height, exam notes from listening to your heart etc. that you cannot get virtually.
He says it’s the only way he gets a Medicare to pay is by using Medicare approved pMD.
On another note, home bound kids quarantine since schools closed are using the app Zoom for classroom instruction. It’s new take-social interactive. They have zoom times they must log in for classroom. I joined to video chat with my 10 grandkids all over the world. It’s wonderful. I played games with the kids. Babysat some (older kids).
Today zoom sent me an alert to a 20 minute maximum. Their servers must be full.