New research by Accenture finds that the on-demand healthcare sector has jumped from four companies in 2010 to 42 in 2014 (a growth rate of 224 percent). What was a $250 million industry just a few years ago will top $1 billion by the end of 2017. That means that investment in on-demand healthcare - … Read More
If you want to know where a market is headed, it’s a smart idea to follow the money. When it comes to healthcare, the amount of investment in telemedicine platforms leaves little room for doubt that video visits and remote patient monitoring solutions are the future. Whether the investment is in technology, like Chiron Health, … Read More
A recent article in FierceHealthIT highlighted some of the main findings of a report by Grand View Research. Fueled by consumer demand, the market for telehealth hardware, software and services is expected to reach a whopping $2.8 billion by 2022. “According to a report published by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), … Read More
Much of the talk about the growing use of telemedicine focuses on why it is so popular with patients and providers. That makes sense, but there’s another group that also enjoys the benefits of offering video visits as an option for patients, medical office workers. In our conversations with clients we find that medical office … Read More
The American Telemedicine Association defines telemedicine as, “The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status. Telemedicine includes a growing variety of applications and services using two-way video, email, smart phones, wireless tools and other forms of telecommunications technology.” With a definition so … Read More
Identifying these nine words that sum up why most practices should consider adopting a telemedicine platform was fairly easy. Deciding which order they should go in was a little more challenging, so I didn’t. Here they are in no particular order. 1 - Revenue Adding just a couple of video visits per provider a day … Read More
We promise that this blog is going to focus on the financial advantages of telemedicine software and how you can quickly recoup the costs. However, we don’t want to leave the impression that the only benefits of leveraging telemedicine in your practice are financial. Nothing could be further from the truth. Telehealth options also serve … Read More
Chiron Health announced that the company has released an industry-first telemedicine insurance Rules Engine and Reimbursement Guarantee. This advanced set of telemedicine billing and reimbursement tools helps physician practices overcome the most common barrier to telemedicine adoption. Austin, TX – February 3, 2016 – Chiron Health, Inc., a leading provider of HIPAA-compliant video visit and … Read More
The way that we work, shop, find entertainment and connect with family and friends has profoundly changed over the last 20 years. It is simply impossible to overestimate the impact of the internet and subsequently mobile technologies on our day-to-day lives. We can now watch a cute cat video, buy our groceries, connect with an … Read More
The primary concern in any busy pediatrics practice is to provide timely, accessible care to sick patients and in many cases, reassure worried parents. To keep up with demand, most pediatricians offer phone consultations to parents and their sick children. While this solution is effective in providing responsive care, phone calls may be taxing staff … Read More
