Becker's Healthcare April 17, 2020
The coronavirus response has boosted telehealth use considerably, and many investors are banking on telehealth as the way of the future.
The pandemic has forced primary care and specialty physicians to adopt virtual care and telehealth so patients can still receive care while social distancing and medical resources can be reallocated to the frontlines of treating COVID-19 patients. This year, the U.S. telehealth market is expected to reach around $10 billion by 2020 with an 80 percent year-over-year growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Arizton report.
Here are 10 other observations on the telehealth market:
1. Around 76 percent of U.S. hospitals are connecting with patients remotely using video, audio, chat, email and other technologies, according to...
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