Telemedicine may just be the biggest trend in digital health in 2015.
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Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration
TeleMedicine Has New Options in New York State
Legislation was sponsored by Senator Catharine Young (R) and signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), representing bi-partisan support to facilitate patient access to telemedicine services through private sector growth and development.
3 things telehealth needs to succeed in 2015
Research firm Kalorama Information, for instance, named telemedicine one of its top 5 health trends for the year that was, while IDC Health Insights gazed ahead in its annual predictions, projecting that some 65 percent of transactions with healthcare organizations will be mobile by 2018, a reality that would fuel telehealth encounters as part of an omni-channel strategy.
Will 2015 deliver the promise of telemedicine?
The year of 2014 was a big year for telemedicine. The idea of using technology to provide remote health care has been around for years, but it really started to take off this year with the proliferation of wearable devices, and providers starting to embrace seeing patients through video chat.
Telemedicine market to nearly double over next 5 years
The market will see growth at 18.88 percent CAGR, from 2014 to 2019, according to ReportsnReports.com.
State Coverage for TeleHealth Services
For states with large rural populations, telehealth has emerged as a cost-effective alternative to traditional face-to-face consultations or examinations between provider and patient. Telehealth is defined as “the use of technology to deliver health care, health information or health education at a distance.”
Telemedicine: The top 3 obstacles facing clinicians today
Effective telemedicine solutions must be reliable, secure and deliver a user-friendly experience.
New CMS guidelines on telemedicine reimbursement include ‘significant additional coverage’
Medicare will cover remote-patient monitoring of chronic conditions. Previously, Medicare didn’t pay for separately for such services, requiring that such billing be bundled with an “evaluation and management” code,” according to the ATA.
Can Telemedicine Disrupt The Pricing Model For Employee Healthcare?
The use of telemedicine programs by employers could potentially save U.S. companies about $6 billion annually, according to a recent survey by the professional services firm Towers Watson.
Global telemedicine technology market to hit $43 billion by 2019
Spurred by drastic growth in “telehome” technology adoption, the global telemedicine tools market will likely reach $43.4 billion within five years, according to a new report published by Wellesley, Massachusetts-based BCC Research.