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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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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The proliferation of smartphone and EHR technology has given physicians an all-new black bag of tools. It’s also created an all-new generational dynamic. Younger physicians are likely to be carrying a device or two with them at all times (one millennial doctor says his iPad is a great way to demonstrate anatomy to patients and to pull up videos). However, some physicians worry that human connections with patients – the very heart of medicine – are in jeopardy.

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