I love it -- I have an annual blood test to check on a condition, after the blood test results come in, it's followed up with a doctor appointment to discuss. It's so convenient to be able to Zoom in for a 5 minute visit instead of driving 30 minutes away to the doctor's office and waiting 30 minutes to see him for that 5 minute visit.

My son takes ADHD meds and it would be great if we could do the med checks (which are almost entirely questions for the parents) remotely, instead of taking him out of school and one of us out of work for several hours.

It can be good for some things, and is more convenient to schedule (don't have to drive there, no risk of getting sick from other patients). Plus, there's a chance that in the future it could enable people in HCoL areas to get medical care from providers in LCoL areas, which would lower costs dramatically. I think for now the state-by-state cartel is still quite strong though.

But I agree that for some appointments it obviously doesn't work because you can't examine the patient or take vitals the same way/at all.

Totally context dependent.

Call me new-fashioned, but I don't want to spend a few hours of a workday several times per year to see a doctor for less than 5 minutes for prescription refill for a drug that I have been taking for years.

Why in the world would either of us need to see each-other in person when he can ask me the same 3 questions he always does over the phone?

It is a mixed bag.

For certain things, like common illnesses, it is pretty good.

But that being said, use caution. I had something minor turn into an ER visit because I used telemedicine instead of going to my GP. Telemedicine prescribed antibiotics, which was correct, but GP would have done a drain too. Lack of drainage caused uhh unpleasant problems down the road.