HIMSSCast: The supply, demand and yield of telehealth

Analysts and stakeholders have put a lot of energy toward trying to predict the future of telehealth: Are we at the peak of a bubble, or is it only up from here?

A new report from Trilliant Health takes a measured view, arguing that telehealth use tapered in 2021 from its early-pandemic spike. Joining Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to discuss the report is Sanjula Jain, Trilliant Health chief research officer and senior vice president of market strategy.

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Talking points:

  • Contextualizing the data around telehealth
  • Telehealth’s market share as a parallel to luxury brands
  • Who’s still using virtual care?
  • Reasons for telehealth use rates
  • How market segmentation can empower stakeholders
  • What this means for equity
  • Psychographics versus demographics
  • Predictions for the future
  • Telehealth as a commodity good 

More about this episode:

Study of 36.5M people reveals huge jump in pandemic telehealth use

Report: Telehealth use beginning to taper

Like it, love it, gotta have it? A health economist on attitudes toward telemedicine

Health systems see telehealth dip, but the tech is here to stay

Telehealth revenue could hit $20B in five years, say analysts

 

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