Why Is Telemedicine Care So Bad? A Doctor’s Perspective.
ย By the DevotedDOC A Physician Whoโs Completed Over 50,000 Virtual Visits (and counting).ย
Unmuted Care Starts Here: Where Clinicians Lead, Not Scripts. We Donโt Silence Our Doctors. We Empower Them And It Shows.
“This call is recorded for quality assurance.”
If youโve ever heard that phrase during a telemedicine visit, ask yourself: whoโs really listening?
As a physician who has personally completed over 50,000 telemedicine consults, Iโve worked for many of the countryโs largest virtual care companies. Iโve practiced through the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the emergency department and behind the virtual screen. And I can tell you this:
The problem with telemedicine isnโt the technology. Itโs how corporations have chosen to use it. Weโre setting a new national standard for virtual care: clinician-led, patient-centered, and partner-ready.
The Hidden Truth Behind Todayโs Telemedicine Giants
Telemedicine was supposed to be the great equalizer accessible,ย affordable, andย clinically sound. But somewhere along the way, the pioneers who built it got lost in their metrics.
Behind the scenes, clinicians are being:
- Micromanaged by productivity dashboards
- Monitored in real-time (yes, your calls really are being listened to)
- Punished for clinical judgment that doesnโt align with performance KPIs
Weโre reprimanded for not prescribing antibiotics. Weโre reviewed for not pleasing a customer who demanded inappropriate care. Weโre forced to choose between keeping our jobs and doing whatโs medically right.
This isnโt patient-centered care. Itโs corporate-centered compliance.
Clinicians Are Burnt Out And Patients Feel It
Many of us came to telemedicine because we were already burnt out by the traditional healthcare system. Hospital closures, staffing shortages, and month-long waits for basic appointments pushed both doctors and patients into virtual care.
But what we found in these telehealth companies was just another system of control only now behind a screen.
The result? Rushed visits, dissatisfied patients, and clinicians under silent surveillance.
DevotedDOc Was Built to Take Telemedicine Back
We believe in putting trust back in the hands of clinicians.
Thatโs why DevotedDOC was founded not to chase volume, but to deliverย evidence-based, meaningful care.
We offer:
- Autonomy for doctors, not scripts and call quotas
- Value for patients, not transactional medicine
- Support for employers and partners who want ethical, effective care for their communities
Weโre not following their blueprint. Weโre building something better.
At DevotedDOC, weโve seen how the system works and how it fails.ย
Thatโs why weโre creating a new model: one built on clinical autonomy, real partnerships, and care that puts people over metrics.
Weโre rewriting the rules starting withย trust,ย access, andย clinical excellence.ย
A New Model for Telemedicine: Partner-Led, Patient-Centered
We canโt let a few companies define what telemedicine is.
We need toย take it back for the doctors who care, for the patients who deserve better, and for the future of healthcare that still believes in doing the right thing.
If you’re a patient who’s had a bad telemedicine experience know it wasnโt the technology that failed you.
And if youโre a clinician who’s tired of being watched, measured, and silenced you have a place with us.

Want to Learn More?
Explore how DevotedDOc is redefining virtual urgent care, addiction treatment, and employer-based telehealth partnerships built by physicians, designed for real impact.ย www.devoteddoc.comย
Together, we can make telemedicine better for everyone.
โ The DevotedDOc
Founder | Emergency Physician | Advocate for Patients and Clinician-Led Virtual Care