I mean can you get medical attention by using an ipad, like see a doctor over web camera?

Future: This is best addressed by the healthtap leadership team. However, consultation with a healthtap physician by webcam is probably something you could see in the future as the legality of patient-doctor relationships and patient privacy issues are ironed out.

Telemedicine: Telemedicine -- where patient-doctor contact is possible over the internet -- is growing. Many rural areas have need for specialty care that's geographically hard to travel to. There are some issues with this, including privacy of medical information, and limitations when physical exam is truly needed. More is coming, though. http://www.americantelemed.org/learn.