Telemedicine and the environment: life cycle environmental emissions from in-person and virtual clinic visits

Abstract Concern over climate change is growing in the healthcare space, and telemedicine has been rapidly expanding since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding the various sources of environmental emissions from clinic visits—both virtual and in-person—will help create a more sustainable...

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Main Authors: Cassandra L. Thiel, Natasha Mehta, Cory Sean Sejo, Lubna Qureshi, Meagan Moyer, Vincent Valentino, Jason Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00818-7