Hartford-area doctors eye expanded use of telehealth, even as some payers balk - Hartford Business
Hartford-area doctors eye expanded use of telehealth, even as some payers balk - Hartford Business Hartford-area doctors eye expanded use of telehealth, even as some payers balk - Hartford Business Posted: 30 Nov 2020 04:13 AM PST Look up. Look down. Walk in a straight line. Can you tell me what day it is? Can you tell me who the president is?" (OK, that one might be tricky.) Dr. Stephanie Allessi-LaRosa, a sports neurologist at Hartford HealthCare, asks a standard set of questions when she examines a patient who may be suffering a concussion. In her role as a physician for teen athletes as well as MMA fighters and boxers at Mohegan Sun, she treats many head injuries. Lately, however, her questions and basic examinations often happen over Zoom, with her patient following along via phone or laptop. "I can give them different commands, giving them a target on the left and right of the screen," Allessi-LaRosa said of her new