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

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$)