Don’t expect that 90 minute wait in the doctor’s office to improve anytime soon.  Experts predict that the US will be short 200,000 physicians in less than 20 years. One analyst put it this way: “We now have an in-your-face physician shortage and no conversation about correcting it exists.” 

Many feel that innovative techniques of health care delivery, such as online consultation for specific medical problems, as well as more efficient and cost-effective diagnostic testing and interpretation, are essential to help avert this crisis.