Here are five things to know about the growing telehealth market.
- 52 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations offer some kind of telehealth service.
- The global telehealth market is expected to grow tenfold between 2013 and 2018, from $440.6 million to $4.5 billion. Almost half of the global telehealth market, $2 billion, will be generated in the U.S., according to Forbes.
- Telehealth has the potential to reduce costs, decrease lengths of stay and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.
- Younger, richer and newer patients are the most likely to use telehealth services, according to Health Affairs.
- The three most common barriers to healthcare organizations adopting telehealth services include physician licensing restrictions, the lack of set reimbursement structures and uncertainty about legal liability.
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