Digital Health Still ‘The Exception’ But Get Your Plan Ready

Despite all the progress we hear about technology advancements and the emergence of new digital health care models, it's still not "common" to service delivery. There is still a lack of acceptance of telehealth services—44% of hospital don't offer telehealth services, only 5% of Medicare psychiatrists do, and less than seven consumers out of every 1,000 had a telemedicine visit in 2017 (see 4 Market Realities Hindering A Telehealth Future). Seventy-seven percent of consumers have never tried a virtual health care visit (see Consumers are on board with virtual health options Can the health care . . .