FierceMobileHealth tracks the penetration of Telehealth in a recent entry. “Healthcare providers will increase their use of telehealth technology dramatically within the next two years, with the number of gateways used in telehealth applications surging past 1 million by 2014, according to a study by InMedica, the medical research division of consulting firm IMS Research. Handsets used as telehealth gateways also are expected to grow–to 350,000 by 2014, reports TMCnet.

The study also predicted that there will be more health hubs to help manage diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and that the more telehealth is embraced, the more jobs that will be available for nurses and other health professionals.

“This gives a two to three year window for the current market barriers to be overcome, including demonstrating the benefits of telehealth on a large scale to health insurance companies,” says InMedica. ”

Having said that, telehealth remains controversial. Are you ready to enjoy the benefits of telehealth?

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