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Most Koreans want to continue using telemedicine in the future - survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Most South Koreans are willing to use telemedicine again in the future, especially those living in rural towns and villages, according to a survey report commissioned by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telemedicine Effective for Chronic Conditions, New SteadyMD Survey Finds

SteadyMD

Annual clinician survey addresses a range of topics related to the adoption, perception, and practice of telehealth. of clinicians surveyed strongly agreed (45.5%) or somewhat agreed (38.1%) that it is effective for managing chronic conditions. In the survey, 87.3% LOUIS, Feb. LOUIS, Feb. healthcare system to care for patients.”

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Why digital equity is important to conducting better telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In certain scenarios, patients were not offered and not considered for telemedicine visits because of providers' lack of knowledge about the resources that existed to support patients in getting connected. Our team reads the patient comments from these surveys monthly.

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Zoom's head of healthcare talks the future of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

72% of survey respondents want to attend healthcare appointments both virtually and in-person post-pandemic, demonstrating the clear need for telehealth as an option for this hybrid approach to healthcare. Telemedicine visits have tapered off some since their pandemic peak in 2020. Will telemedicine remain popular?

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Sneak peek: New EY survey explores changing consumer telehealth preferences

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In-person visits are still perceived more positively than virtual visits when it comes to telehealth quality, outcomes, convenience and utility, according to a soon-to-be-released healthcare survey of more than 6,000 consumers in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Australia and Germany.

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Why telemedicine must play a central role in solving the specialist shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Flannery also describes an actual example of specialty care his company has delivered via an employer, and the outcomes. In a recent survey conducted by Summus, large employers are managing an average of 46 different benefit vendors and more than 50 condition-specific solutions. What challenges does it pose?

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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. We covered, The theory that telemedicine should increase health equity — where are we and what are the barriers to getting there? Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.