Foley November 8, 2017
Telemedicine Surges Ahead As Providers, Patients Embrace Technology. Executive Summary Fueled by surging demand among patients and providers, telemedicine is spreading rapidly throughout the health care system, according to the 2017 Foley Telemedicine and Digital Health Survey.
The survey found that hospitals, specialty clinics and other health care organizations have overcome past hesitations and are now embracing telemedicine’s potential to provide quality services and generate revenue regardless of geography. In fact, organizations are moving aggressively to implement telemedicine-based offerings for high-demand services like online specialty/second opinions and mental health. Many also
see strong potential in using digital technology to provide their expertise in lucrative foreign markets. Just three years ago, 87 percent of respondents to our survey did not expect...