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With the rapid development of network connection, the popularity of smart phones and the constant changes of insurance standards, more and more medical service providers begin to use electronic communication equipment to complete their work. More than 15 million Americans received some form of telemedicine last year, according to the American Telemedicine Association. The group predicts that the number will increase by 30% next year. In the past year, the number of patients, medical organizations and employers using telemedicine services in the United States has increased.Through telephone, video and email, customers can establish contact with doctors they have never met. Usually, these customers are consulting about less serious diseases, such as colds, flu, ear pain and rashes, which cost about $45 each time. In the same way, it costs $100 to go to the doctor’s office, $160 to the emergency clinic, and $750 to the emergency room. Many health care plans and employers can’t wait to provide these services to their members, so that they can get convenient medical services without having to go out of the house. This year, nearly 75% of employers in large companies will provide telemedicine services to their employees as a benefit. The number is 48% higher than last year.But the above data does not show that telemedicine has entered every household. Recently, Healthmine conducted a survey of 500 tech savvy consumers and found that 39% still don’t know what telemedicine is. Of these people, 42% tend to communicate with doctors face to face. In another survey of 1,500 family doctors, only 15% had ever used telemedicine at work. In the case of rapid growth, telemedicine industry still has significant problems and challenges.The American Medical Association (AMA) approved a new code of ethics for telemedicine this month, calling on telemedicine practitioners to recognize the limitations of the service and to make medical recommendations when they have enough information about patients.However, there is not always a consensus on the limitations of telemedicine examination. Jason Gorevic, CEO of teladoc, which went public last year, said his group has designed more than 100 treatment guidelines based on the characteristics of telemedicine, including a five point scale to guide doctors’ telemedicine behavior. Even so, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that doctors take a quick test or throat test before prescribing antibiotics.Employers and Medicare programs are willing to pay for telemedicine, but insurers are less happy with the way patients call, email or video to consult doctors about long-standing health problems. Unless you go to the scene to consult a doctor, it’s very difficult to cover the cost of seeing a doctor.More and more hospitals will tend to invest in telemedicine systems, and other academic centers have also started to provide remote counseling services.1. What is the purpose for the author to mention the number in the first paragraph?2. What seems to be the problem in the development of telemedicine?3. The new code of ethics for telemedicine made by AMA ________.4. What is the attitude for health insurers to the bill of telemedicine?5. What can be inferred about the future of the telemedicine?

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