4 Market Realities Hindering A Telehealth Future

Telehealth and virtual care have great potential to improve the outcomes and the savings for health and human service systems, but adoption is low—approximately 44% of hospital executives say their organizations are not offering services via telemedicine (see 44% Of Hospital Executives Say Their Organizations Don't Offer Telemedicine). And, a recent study of Medicare psychiatrists found only five percent are providing telehealth services (see About 5% Of Medicare Psychiatrists Provide Telemental Health Services). On the flip side, consumer utilization is very low. A recent claims analysis of commercial health insurance and Medicare Advantage claims (see Health Plan Telemedicine . . .