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Executives Optimistic About Future of Telehealth

If your healthcare organization is planning to invest in telehealth systems and services, you’re not alone—a new study finds that 83% of respondents say they are likely or very likely to open their checkbook this year. Only 1% said they were not likely at all to invest in telehealth.

The overwhelming reason: competitive advantage over the competition (98%) and expanded market reach (84%), according to a new American Telemedicine Association survey of 171 healthcare executives.