What is telehealth?

<p>Telehealth, also sometimes called telemedicine, is a broad term for any health care services you can get while not being physically in the room with a provider. </p><p>That includes emailing with a provider, using an online portal to get test results, calling the nurse line at your insurance company, doing a video chat with a provider, instant messaging with a provider, or getting your prescriptions mailed to you. Lots of people are doing one or more of these things without even realizing that they're using telehealth. </p><p>For more info on telehealth and what it can do for you (think: getting your birth control delivered to your door), here&rsquo;s an article all about it. </p>