Last year, more than 15 million Americans received some kind of medical care remotely, per The American Telemedicine Association and the industry is predicted to continuing growing in 2019.

Of course, practicing telemedicine requires a different set of skills than practicing traditional medicine and it’s important that physician recruiters are able to decipher this during candidate interviews.  So next time you're interviewing a candidate for a telemed position, try to keep these questions in mind to help determine if your candidate is a fit:

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We’ve put a spotlight on telemedicine a number of times because the technology is spreading rapidly – more than 15 million Americans received some kind of medical care remotely last year, per the American Telemedicine Association. A lot of hospitals and healthcare facilities are investing in telemedicine.

If you’re like us, though, you’ve been reading headlines like these recently: Is telemedicine dead before it arrives?; Why telemedicine is a bust so far; Is telemedicine really a bust?

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Forget about bedside manner. How is your physician candidate’s website manner? Yes, we’re talking about the widespread adoption of telemedicine – talking to your doctor via video chat or webcam – and it’s no longer the stuff of science fiction, it’s gone mainstream. In fact, many advocates are saying telemedicine is on par with a trip to the doctor’s office.

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