“…Telehealth is less expensive for health-care providers, and for recipients, and improves health-care access 4 , 5 while reducing avoidable readmissions, emergency department visits, and overtime reimbursements. 6 , 7 The benefits of telemedicine have been observed across a range of different specialities 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 and for surgical outpatient services.…”