Will telemedicine be the game changer

for healthcare delivery?

The benefits of telemedicine

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What is telemedicine?

The use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical healthcare at a distance.

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Use cases of telemedicine

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Consumers expected to benefit from telemedicine in US is on a rise

lacks easy access to treatment on nights/weekends , outside of ER

live in primary healthcare professional shortage areas

is what patients must wait to see their primary care doctor

counties have a primary care health professional shortage

50mn+ people

77% of rural

63% people

6 days

How benefits of telemedicine can help tackle healthcare challenges in US (1/3)

Difficult physician access

Telemedicine provides increased access to healthcare

Telemedicine solutions offer anytime, anywhere access to healthcare professionals

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91.5k physicians shortage

predicted in US by 2020

Mounting pressure on healthcare system

Telemedicine can address shortage of healthcare providers

1/3rd of today’s practicing

physicians will retire over the next decade

260K registered nurses shortage

predicted in US by 2025

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How benefits of telemedicine can help tackle healthcare challenges in US (1/3)

Escalating Healthcare costs

Telemedicine will make healthcare more affordable

Healthcare spend per capita to reach USD 13K and spend as % of GDP to reach 20% by year 2020

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How benefits of telemedicine can help tackle healthcare challenges in US (1/3)

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Further readings from Kays Harbor

Benefits of telemedicine: An infographic

Challenges to telemedicine

Healthcare and telemedicine solution providers

References

1 www.healthit.gov/.../what-telehealth-how-telehealth-different-telemedicine http://www.americantelemed.org/about-telemedicine/what-istelemedicine#.VebtJ_mqqko 3. US Census Bureau 4. Association of American Medical Colleges 5.http://www.nachc.org/client/documents/pressreleases/PrimaryCareAccessRPT.pdf 6.http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.PCAP?order=wbapi_data_value_2013+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=desc 7.http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150430006421/en/UnitedHealthcare-Covers-Virtual-Care-Physician-Visits-Expanding#.Vegikvmqqko 8.http://marketingland.com/report-us-smartphone-penetration-now-75-percent-117746 9.http://khn.org/news/rural-hospitals-one-of-the-cornerstones-of-small-town-life-face-increasing-pressure/