ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE

Virtual consulting may significantly reduce carbon footprint in health care: Study

The researchers reviewed 1672 published studies and shortlisted 23 that focused on a range of virtual consulting equipment and platforms across different clinical conditions and services. Thanks to telemedicine appointments, including video- and telephone-based visits, patient travel time for face-to-face appointments has drastically reduced; thus, virtual consulting can be an effective way to reach environmental sustainability goals.