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Telehealth: What Works, What’s Legal, and Questions to Be Solved
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In veterinary medicine, telehealth techniques are commonplace among specialties such as radiology and pathology, with an increase in telemedicine use within an existing veterinary client patient relationship (VCPR).
Veterinarian-to-veterinarian telehealth consultations have become commonplace in veterinary medicine, allowing general practitioners to consult with specialists (e.g.
Direct-to-consumer veterinary telemedicine is less widespread, in part due to legislation around the use of telemedicine.
In swine medicine, telehealth may aid in a foreign animal disease (FAD) response by rapidly bolstering sample collectors, providing veterinary care to underserved areas, and increasing student caseload for veterinary students.
Further, a comparison of telehealth techniques to in-person (gold standard) veterinary visits can reveal best practices for using telehealth.