The Post-Covid World: 16 Ways Telehealth Could Transform Healthcare

While telehealth has boomed during Covid-19, the trend was already taking off before the pandemic. From reduced costs to increased access, here’s how telehealth could improve the healthcare system.

Due to Covid-19, in-person healthcare visits have been reduced or eliminated — but the doctor’s office has been ripe for disruption for years.

Primary care and specialist visits in the US can be expensive, difficult to book, and often require wait time. For patients who are ill, the inconvenience of actually finding, booking, and going to the doctor is significant. For someone who is undiagnosed, a trip to the doctor may not even be relevant in the end.

Telehealth, which spans from video consultations to remote patient monitoring, has the potential to make healthcare more convenient and accessible while cutting costs and increasing revenue for providers and payers. The industry itself is worth an estimated $81B.

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