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Aeris Survey of Healthcare Professionals Shows Telemedicine Is Mission Critical

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Aeris Survey of Healthcare Professionals Shows Telemedicine Is Mission Critical

 
March 22, 2016

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  By Ken Briodagh, Editorial Director

Telemedicine providing measurable ROI, many feel devices can deliver similar outcomes to in-person care

The majority of healthcare professionals now feel telemedicine is a high priority for their organizations and can deliver similar outcomes to in-person care, according to a new survey by Aeris (News - Alert), an IoT and M2M technology developer.


Many of the survey’s respondents regard telemedicine as a high priority and a critical technology initiative for their organizations. In fact, 84 percent believe telemedicine devices can deliver outcomes comparable to in-person visits with healthcare providers. The survey, titled “Assessing the Value of Telemedicine Devices in Today’s Healthcare,” spoke to more than 150 healthcare professionals from eight countries in November 2015 to assess the growing adoption of telemedicine solutions.

Although the consensus is favorable toward telemedicine, it is still in the early stages of adoption. Of the respondents, 32% had already deployed a telemedicine solution for their healthcare organization, while 17% were in the process of deploying one. Only 5% considered it not immediately important, but a fast-growing investment area.

“As more individuals choose to ‘age in place,’ adopting telemedicine is a valuable solution that gives patients the freedom to move, without disrupting their lives unnecessarily with costly hospital and doctor visits,” said Janet Jaiswal, VP, marketing, Aeris. “Also, we found that the top two drivers behind the proliferation of telemedicine include financial pressures on healthcare organizations as well as cost savings for employers, so the benefits extend to multiple parties in the healthcare industry. While barriers to adoption remain, such as investing in the technology and patient acceptance of the technology, we remain confident about the future of telemedicine.”

Recent advances in technology have buoyed the use of telemedicine solutions. Connected healthcare devices and mHealth tools have grown in popularity with patients and caregivers, as well as with doctors, pharmacies and insurance departments, due to the ability of these technologies to remotely monitor and manage care compliance. Not only can telemedicine reduce healthcare costs overall, but it is also improving patient recovery by eliminating the need for hospital stays and reducing overhead costs.

For more information on this survey and to read the full results, visit http://info.aeris.com/assessing-the-value-of-telemedicine-devices. 




Edited by Maurice Nagle
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