Major Orlando healthcare players are eager to make use of telehealth technology, with 88% of 170 industry experts surveyed planning to invest this year, according to a study by the American Telemedicine Association. Despite executives identifying challenges — including reimbursement issues, licences and privileges and resistance to change in the sector — just 1% said they weren't at all likely to invest in telehealth. Additionally, 98% of healthcare executives said that offering telehealth services could serve as a market differentiator over organisations that don't provide distance-based care options.
Major US healthcare players are eager to make use of telehealth technology, with 88% of 170 industry experts surveyed planning to invest this year, according to a study by the American Telemedicine Association. Despite executives identifying challenges — including reimbursement issues, licences and privileges and resistance to change in the sector — just 1% said they weren't at all likely to invest in telehealth. Additionally, 98% of healthcare executives said that offering telehealth services could serve as a market differentiator over organisations that don't provide distance-based care options.