One Doctor Explains How EMRs Drove Him to Practice Through Telehealth Only

The direct-to-consumer telehealth market is on the rise. Who are the doctors behind this and what do they see in this form of practice? One of them, Timothy Howard, M.D., a family physician located in Owens Cross Roads, Ala., explains his motivations for being a Teladoc Doc in this Q&A.

Six years ago, Timothy Howard, M.D., a family physician located in Owens Cross Roads, Ala.—a town of less than 2,000 people, received a mass mailer and didn’t throw it away.