China is set to become the largest market for telemedicine, which enables patients to attend digital appointments with doctors across geographical divisions. "We provide an interactive physician collaboration platform so that U.S. academic medical center physicians will collaborate directly with the physicians in China" to provide better services for patients," Bukowski said. Researchers predict the country will soon overtake the US and Japanese markets. The American Telemedicine Association has said more than 70% of urgent illness conditions can be tackled via telemedicine. The technology is not without drawbacks: sharing of tissue or blood samples across countries is difficult and the system relies on third-party observations to replace physical examinations by doctors. But it could also help reduce healthcare costs in developing countries.
China is set to become the largest market for telemedicine, which enables patients to attend digital appointments with doctors across geographical divisions. Researchers predict the country will soon overtake the US and Japanese markets. The American Telemedicine Association has said more than 70% of urgent illness conditions can be tackled via telemedicine. The technology is not without drawbacks: sharing of tissue or blood samples across countries is difficult and the system relies on third-party observations to replace physical examinations by doctors. But it could also help reduce healthcare costs in developing countries.