Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Telehealth has the potential to change the delivery of healthcare but as an
emerging technology, it faces multiple challenges to widespread adoption. This
report provides an in-depth analysis of this emerging market.
Scope
- 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
Highlights
A wide range of issues are driving telehealth adoption. Vendors need to view
telehealth within the broader healthcare IT market as well as healthcare in
general. Different segments of the telehealth market prefer specific
characteristics from their technology.
Reasons to Purchase
- 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
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
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- 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$)