Healthcare Technology Telehealth's Increasing Role in Healthcare (Review Report)

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Sep. 13, 2007 - 81 Pages

Table of Contents

Overview

Catalyst

Summary

Methodology

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

Helping Healthcare, but can Telehealth Help Itself? (Market Focus)

Moving Towards the Integration of Telehealth into Healthcare (Strategy Focus)

In Search of Better Technologies for Telehealth (Technology Focus)

Telehealth Spending in North America through 2012 (Databook)

Telehealth Spending in Europe through 2012 (Databook)

Table of Contents

Table of figures

Table of tables

Helping Healthcare, but can Telehealth Help Itself? (Market Focus)

Summary

Telehealth has the potential to transform the delivery of healthcare

A wide range of issues are driving telehealth adoption

Telehealth increases access to healthcare despite a growing number of patients and a shortage of providers

Financial pressures to do more with less will drive interest in telehealth

Telehealth empowers patients to play an active role in their own care

Several roadblocks plague the more widespread adoption of telehealth in the near-term

Without appropriate reimbursement, telehealth solutions will not reach their full potential

Human factors will impede the pace of uptake for telehealth solutions

Technical standards, infrastructure and licensure laws are short-term inhibitors of telehealth

Healthcare providers want it all: user-friendly, interoperable devices that will give a ROI

Providers and patients will prefer solutions that are intuitive and easy to use

Interoperable devices will increase telehealth investments

Reimbursement for telehealth is key to adoption by providers

Vendors must build telehealth solutions around providers and their patients

Participating in policy discussions will be beneficial to vendors' bottom line

Vendors should look to provide telehealth solutions for all aspects of healthcare

Moving Towards the Integration of Telehealth into Healthcare (Strategy Focus)

Summary

Moving towards effectively integrating telehealth into healthcare

The telehealth market is increasing rapidly despite its limited focus

North America leads the world in telehealth adoption

The homecare market has already surpassed the clinical market

Telehealth use is currently fragmented rather than widespread

Transforming telehealth requires changes from vendors, providers and patients

Today's telehealth is separate from the rest of healthcare

Telehealth devices satisfy an audience with low expectations

Tomorrow's telehealth will be integrated, consumer-driven and mobile

Vendors will drive the transformation process by improving telehealth technology and educating its users

Vendors should lead the redesign of healthcare providers' workflow

Telehealth vendors need to continue to invest in clinical research

Vendors must show that they are paying attention to their end-users by creating custom devices

Telehealth devices should be marketed directly to the final consumers: patients

Vendors need to view telehealth as one piece in the larger healthcare IT puzzle

Telehealth vendors must focus on obtaining physician buy-in

Telehealth devices should be marketed directly to the final consumers: patients

Vendors need to view telehealth as one piece in the larger healthcare IT puzzle

Telehealth vendors must focus on obtaining physician buy-in

In Search of Better Technologies for Telehealth (Technology Focus)

Summary

Understanding the nuances of telehealth will allow vendors to better target their products

Homogeneity is not a characteristic of the telehealth market

Clinical telehealth must facilitate the daily activities of providers

The type of patient care needs to drive homecare telehealth solution functionality

Wellness telehealth devices should take a consumer approach

Telehealth solutions must meet the needs of a diverse set of end users

Physician resistance to telehealth is a symptom of lingering technophobia

Telehealth will change the way nurses deliver care to their patients

Patients are looking for a personalized telehealth experience

The support of healthcare administrators is key to increasing telehealth adoption

Vendors should offer increasingly customized telehealth devices

Telehealth solutions must be able to integrate with EHRs

Vendors should package telehealth devices by specialty to create more interest

Telehealth Spending in North America Through 2012 (Databook)

Introduction

Telehealth Spending in North America through 2012

Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Europe Through 2012 (Databook)

Introduction

Telehealth Spending in Europe through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012

Telehealth Spending in France through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in France through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in France through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012

Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012

Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012

Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012

Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012

Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012

Clinical Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012

Homecare Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012

APPENDIX

Definitions

Methodology

Further reading

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Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Telehealth Spending in North America through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 2: Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 3: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 4: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 5: Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 6: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 7: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 8: Telehealth Spending in Europe through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 9: Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 10: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 11: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 12: Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 13: Clinical Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 14: Homecare Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 15: Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 16: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 17: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 18: Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 19: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 20: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 21: Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 22: Clinical Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 23: Homecare Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 24: Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 25: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 26: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 27: Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 28: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 29: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 30: Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 31: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 32: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 33: Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 34: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 35: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 36: Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 37: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

Table 38: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

List of Figures

Figure 1: The percentage of population over 65 will grow dramatically over the next 20 years

Figure 2: The number of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes will continue to increase from 2007 to 2015

Figure 3: The total number of doctors (growth rate, %) will not match the expected patient need

Figure 4: Online tools are exerting influence over consumers' interactions with their physicians (2005)

Figure 5: The inhibitors to telehealth adoption range in difficulty (0=low, 4=high)

Figure 6: More respondents in North America are implementing telehealth solutions

Figure 7: Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 8: Adoption Rates of Telehealth in Various Areas of Healthcare

Figure 9: The criteria for telehealth devices varies based on market segmentation

Figure 10: Telehealth Spending in North America through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 11: Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 12: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 13: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the US through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 14: Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 15: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 16: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Canada through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 17: Telehealth Spending in Europe through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 18: Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 19: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 20: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Benelux through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 21: Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 22: Clinical Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 23: Homecare Telehealth Spending in France through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 24: Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 25: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 26: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Germany through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 27: Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 28: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 29: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Italy through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 30: Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 31: Clinical Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 32: Homecare Telehealth Spending in NEU 10 through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 33: Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 34: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 35: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the Nordics through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 36: Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 37: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 38: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the RoWE through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 39: Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 40: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 41: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Spain through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 42: Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 43: Clinical Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 44: Homecare Telehealth Spending in Switzerland through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 45: Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 46: Clinical Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

Figure 47: Homecare Telehealth Spending in the UK through 2012 (Millions US$)

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Abstract

• Identifies the key forces driving the adoption of telehealth
• Analyzes the different technological needs of telehealth end users
• Offers insight into how vendors can increase the adoption of telehealth

• Gain insight into how telehealth is being used by patients and providers
• Shape product development to meet the business pain points of the healthcare market
• Identify what telehealth technology needs to be able to do to increase telehealth adoption

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