Getting Health IT Right

Each week Emily Eckland will look into government health IT and how it is being transformed. The report will cover some of the best practices and the latest technologies that are developing the manner in which health care is being managed and delivered.

The Market for Telehealth

October 19, 2009 - 12:52am


More and more healthcare companies are turning to their phones and wireless applications to treat patients. So it's not surprising that the market for telehealth devices and services is expected to bring in more than $3 billion over the next five years. A new report estimates at least 25 percent of health information technology stimulus funds will be applied toward telehealth services like remote access to medical records, smart phone applications and remote patient monitoring.

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