A recent study of Medscape, surveyed almost 1423 providers
that included 1103 patients and 843 physicians. The study was an assessment
towards the general perception on the adoption of telemedicine and other
disruptive technologies in the healthcare space. The results suggested that
while both providers and patients accept the importance of technology advances
to better care management access, there are still some amount of apprehensions.
One of the major concern for the patients are they are still
not sure whether diagnosis via telemedicine will be as accurate. To address
this , providers will have to provide the right amount of assurance and place
facts that there are hundreds of case studies in place to validate the accuracy
of diagnosis with telemedicine platforms and with constant evolution of
technology, it is only going to get better in the coming years.
Also, there are still a lot of physicians that are not
offering telemedicine services. Patients today need personalization and
convenience. However, the rise of companies in healthcare that offer web based
solutions are challenging the physicians and making them understand that if
they still do not understand the impact telemedicine will have on cost savings,
their patients soon will be seeking other alternatives.
The need to be circumspect while you are dealing with
patient health is better! Technology of any time that is new surely comes with
a few barriers to its adoption. It is true that patients will be apprehensive
about the confidentiality of their health information. However, providers that
are providing HIPAA compliant software can surely make their patients
understand that their information protection is adequately taken care off.
The global expansion of US healthcare across emerging
economies of the world is surely going to upsurge the rise in the use of
telemedicine. Moreover, the demand of primary care physicians at an all time
high, providers have to take necessary steps to offer them flexibility and
reduce cumulative wait times consequently to sustain a competitive edge.
Telemedicine surely is the future and leveraging on its benefits will pave the
way for better efficiency in patient care.
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