Within seven years, more than 55 million people will receive healthcare electronically on a normal basis. That’s a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 72 percent for telehealth subscribers, according to InMedica, the medical arm of IMS Research.<\/p>\n
Although telehealth is not appropriate for all health conditions, many healthcare providers are realizing the benefits<\/a> of shifting the treatment of many chronic conditions from medical institutions into patients’ homes. This can be done through regular monitoring that allows doctors to manage patient care more efficiently.<\/p>\n At first, many people balk at the idea of gaining access to a doctor through a TV monitor, or receiving healthcare through a monitoring device such as one that measures blood-pressure. But a simple search on Google reveals that telehealth and telemedicine are in fact taking off. <\/p>\n