Table 1.

Key variables in the balance of telemedicine vs. in-person care

Patient	Disease setting	Physician/institution	Societal
Comfort with technology	Acuity vs. stability of illness	Availability of equipment/ setting for telemedicine	Reimbursement of telemedicine at parity or below in-person visits
Ability to communicate effectively virtually	Degree of symptomatology	Ease/difficulty of telemedicine platform,	Inter-state licensure restrictions, cost, time requirements
Availability of required hardware	Treatment: infusion/clinic-based vs. home-based vs. none	Availability of support staff to train patients, guide to virtual platform	Escalated concerns about liability
Availability of fast internet	Need for physical exam	Availability of technical support in real-time for providers and patients	Expectations about what constitutes physician–patient relationship
Travel time to cancer center	Risks of presenting for in-person care (infectious risk, immunosuppression, etc.)	Loss of revenue for facility fees
Ease/difficulty of time off of work	Need for deeper interpersonal connection	Convenience of transitioning between virtual and in-person clinic visits
Expectation of exam/in-person evaluation