Major US healthcare players are eager to make use of telehealth technology , with 88 % of healthcare 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 industry — just 1 % said they were n't at all likely to invest in healthcare . Additionally , 98 % of healthcare experts said that offering telehealth services could serve as a market differentiator over organisations that do n't offer 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.