Transition to telemedicine has come with considerable reductions in carbon emissions: Study

Telemedicine had an impact on carbon emissions equivalent to reducing up to 130,000 car trips each month in 2023

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles or recycling up to 4 million trash bags.

How Virtual Doctor Visits Are Saving the Planet

When you click "join appointment" for a virtual doctor visit, you're not just saving yourself a drive to the clinic, you're helping cut greenhouse gas emissions. The post How Virtual Doctor Visits Are Saving the Planet appeared first on Study Finds.

Telehealth visits quietly slashed carbon emissions in 2023, UCLA study finds

Telemedicine had an impact equivalent to 130,000 less car trips each month. Researchers say this climate impact should factor into policy decisions regarding the future of virtual care.

Transition to telemedicine has come with considerable reductions in carbon emissions: Study

The use of telemedicine reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas-fueled cars per month in 2023, a new study has determined. These findings suggest telemedicine could have a modest but tangible contribution to curbing the effects of climate change, according to the study, published Tuesday in the American Journal of Managed…

How Telehealth Can Reduce Carbon Emissions

Many have grown to embrace the convenience of telehealth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. But now researchers have found that taking your doctor’s appointments from the couch could have another upside: it’s good for the environment.  A new study, published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Managed Care on April 22, has found the use of telemedicine could have an impact in reducing carbon emissions. The findings showed that telehealth …

Memorial University - Greener health care: Medicine unit a 'catalyst' for discontinuation of anesthetic 2,500 times more potent than carbon dioxide

Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care system has taken a step toward reducing its environmental impact.Whilst doing so, it has set an example for other Canadian provinces and territories to . . .