Telemedicine Is Exploding, But Where Is the ROI for Health Systems?

Telehealth is well on its way to having much broader acceptance and use than was seen at any time prior to the COVID-19 crisis. Yet there continue to be barriers and challenges in its widespread adoption.
As health systems raced to expand access, retain patients and deliver critical services virtually in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the growth of telemedicine was well documented.

The combined effects of relaxed regulation, increased demand and ubiquitous accessibility of cloud-based technologies catalyzed what could be characterized as “digital health’s crowning moment.”