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August 4, 2022 31 mins

In this episode we discuss the frontlines of offering a virtual-first primary care program with Dr. Matthew Sakumoto. Dr. Matthew Sakumoto is an Internal Medicine-trained primary care physician with board certification in Clinical Informatics. Passionate about improving healthcare delivery with interests in telehealth, population health management, and improving patient access and outcomes.

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In this episode we discuss the following:

- Virtual-first primary care
- Value based telemedicine
- The frontlines of conducting Telehealth visits before and during the pandemic
- Differences in examination techniques through video visits 
- The future of telemedicine
- Advice for leadership from the frontlines of care
- Virtual care empathy
- And much more

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