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Connecting Patients to Exceptional Virtual Care

Johns Hopkins Medicine offers secure and HIPAA compliant remote appointments for current and new patients in many primary care and specialty areas. Based on your state’s regulations, we offer a range of online services for patients and providers available on your smartphone, computer or tablet. Professional world language or sign language interpreters are available to join a telemedicine video or phone visit. Learn more about telemedicine.

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MILESTONES One Million Telemedicine Visits

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More than one million telemedicine visits have been completed with patients, offering them essential care virtually. We are committed to continuing to offer exception and equitable virtual care to all of our patients.

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Due to individual state regulations, Johns Hopkins Medicine may not be able to conduct a telemedicine visit with patients who live in a state other than the state where your provider’s office is located. Please ask your provider if you can be seen via telemedicine before you schedule a video visit. If you are looking to schedule an appointment with another department not listed here, please visit that department’s website and call to see if you have the option for a telemedicine appointment.

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Current patients can create an account in minutes. Complete an online form from the convenience of your home to communicate with your provider, access test results, request prescription renewals and manage your appointments.

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What is Telemedicine?

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Telemedicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine makes it possible for patients to talk in real time with some of the world’s leading practitioners through computers, smartphones or tablets.

Some patients use telemedicine at home, while some participate through community centers, care facilities, schools or emergency rooms equipped with telemedicine connections to Johns Hopkins doctors.

Virtual connections are secure and HIPAA compliant. Professional world language or sign language interpreters are available to join a telemedicine video or phone visit

Specialty Care What to Expect During Your Cardiology Telemedicine Visit

If you have a heart condition or are having concerning heart-related symptoms, it is important to get the care you need. Telemedicine, or virtual health visits, offers patients an additional option to consult wit their physicians. Learn what to expect during a virtual visit with your cardiologist.

Benefits of Telemedicine

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Telehealth, also called telemedicine, offers real advantages to patients. It’s easier than ever to meet with your doctor online for routine visits, even if you’re not computer savvy.

From increasing convenience to managing chronic conditions, telemedicine can help you take care your health.

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In the News (Slideshow)

Harvard Business Review A Simple Way to Identify Patients Who Need Tech Support for Telemedicine

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Helen K. Hughes, Rebecca Canino, Stephen D. Sisson, and Brian Hasselfeld highlight Johns Hopkins Medicine's new tool that automatically identifies patients likely to need technical assistance during telemedicine appointments. This approach can help make telemedicine more equitable and ease the extraordinary burden that the pandemic has imposed on care providers’ support staffs.

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In Focus: Access to telehealth preserved through new law

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Overnight, many of the emergency pandemic orders ended and several new laws went into effect. Some of the new laws, took the place of the emergency order - allowing for a smooth transition.

One of those was House Bill 123, the Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 to improve access to care through telehealth.

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Virtual Visits During the Pandemic Prove Beneficial for Patients

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Since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins Medicine has conducted nearly 850,000 telemedicine visits for patients across the country. In a survey of 700 Johns Hopkins Medicine patients, 88% stated they were moderately to extremely likely to use telemedicine after the pandemic.

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Telemedicine is a godsend during a pandemic. But state licensing rules get in the way.

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Since March, Johns Hopkins Medicine has conducted an average of more than 71,000 telehealth visits per month; before the pandemic hit, that number was fewer than 100 per month. Virtual medicine has become a lifeline for millions of patients who would otherwise have delayed or gone without needed care. Our surveys also suggest that both clinicians and patients believe that virtual medicine is effective.

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Johns Hopkins Telemedicine Helps Patients Stay Healthy During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Telemedicine offers flexible options for patients. Read about the Fords who have been able to stay healthy and remain connected with clinicians who have tracked their conditions and adjusted treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Epic-integrated telehealth at Johns Hopkins boosts quality and safety during pandemic

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From an award from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Johns Hopkins Medicine has completed more than 400,000 virtual visits in the ambulatory space, touching nearly 200,000 unique patients.

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