Healthcare professionals most frequently cited inadequate telemedicine parity laws as a significant barrier to building a telemedicine program, according to a Reach Health survey.
For the survey, the telemedicine software company asked 411 healthcare executives, physicians, nurses and other professionals about their organizations' priorities and challenges when rolling out telemedicine programs.
Here are 20 common challenges healthcare professionals cited, including ties, ranked by how many respondents said the issue remained unaddressed at their respective organizations.
1. Inadequate telemedicine parity laws: 40 percent
2. Medicare reimbursement: 39 percent
3. Lack of common EHR across hospitals: 32 percent
4. Medicaid reimbursement: 29 percent
4. Lack of integration with current EHR: 29 percent
6. Physician compensation: 28 percent
7. Staff turnover: 27 percent
8. Private payer reimbursement: 25 percent
9. Lack of native capabilities in EHR: 23 percent
9. Potential regulatory liability: 23 percent
11. Determining return on investment: 21 percent
12. Partner recruitment: 19 percent
13. Lack of funding: 18 percent
14. Potential malpractice liability: 16 percent
14. Physician credentialing and/or licensing: 16 percent
16. Cost of supporting technology: 15 percent
17. Lack of adequate specialist physician coverage: 14 percent
18. Physician acceptance: 12 percent
19. Patient acceptance: 10 percent
19. Lack of executive support: 10 percent
To access Reach Health's survey, click here.