Telemedicine could drive the uptake of genetic advice in community practices , according to US researchers . The opposing intervention group was further split into two groups: one group received genetic counseling by phone and the other by telemedicine. More than three quarters of participants in a University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study who were given genetic advice by video or phone went on to complete it , compared with 6 % of patients who were given details of where to find them . Dr Angela Bradbury , lead researcher of the study , said the research highlights how telemedicine could improve on what community care practitioners do on their own .
Telemedicine could drive the uptake of genetic advice in community practices , according to US researchers . More than three quarters of participants in a University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study who were given genetic advice by video or phone went on to complete it , compared with 6 % of patients who were given details of where to find them . Dr Angela Bradbury , lead researcher of the study , said the research highlights how telemedicine could improve on what community care practitioners do on their own .