The Next New Thing

My hope for the near future is for increasing the usage of New Media technologies in the field of medical treatment and counseling. People who are ill, either physically or mentally, often find it very difficult to make it to doctor's appointments in offices and wait for hours at clinics. A lot of times a physical inspection is required, and in these cases the patient will have to be seen in person, but there are many cases in which a mere description of the physical symptoms by the patient is needed or that the patient needs to ask the doctor a few questions. I suggest online internet clinics, not as an alternative but as an addition to conventional clinics. These online medical communities of professionals will allow patients to make online appointments in which the patient will communicate with the doctor through a video chat window (such as Skype, but with a much better sound/visual quality than Skype so that the doctor could clearly see the patient's body parts.). This will also enable the doctors to quickly communicate among themselves if they need advice, or want to start a discussion about a specific case. Any qualified doctor could join an internet clinic and see the patient from the convenience of their own home. Every internet clinic as such should be government approved and have an official website so that patients could just call the clinic to make an appointment without having to wonder if the people they see are really doctors.
 I think this could be beneficial especially in the field of mental health or chronic illnesses such as diabetes where patients' bodies don't usually need to be inspected and all that required is verbal counseling. As someone with a disability which makes it very difficult for me to travel, I could find this development very useful.