According to a recent report, applying virtual health tools...

... to annual patient visits could enable healthcare providers to gather patient information, complete the intake survey and consider clinical options prior to the patient visit, resulting in:

• Saving each primary care physician in the United States an average of five minutes per doctor visit
• A timesaving equivalent of up to 37,000 primary care physicians, or 18% of existing primary care physicians annually
• An annual economic savings of over $7 billion annually

Source: "Use of Virtual Health Solutions in Primary Care Could Save $10 Billion Annually, Accenture Finds," Accenture Press Release, October 19, 2015, https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/use-of-virtual-health-solutions-in-primary-care-could-save-10-billion-annually-accenture-finds.htm