"Just like every other segment of our economy, [patients] are getting their needs met where they’re at in real time, but we are still forcing people to stop their lives to get care. So if we can engage where they’re at, improve their care, relieve their anxieties about their health, then we’re going to make a big benefit here."

Cardiologist Steve Ommen, commenting at the recent Mayo Clinic Platform Conference, as reported by MedCity News in its story, “Like Retail, Health Care Needs a Virtual Presence, Mayo Clinic Cardiologist Says.”