Tue, 05/18/2021 - 6:36am -- tim
by Mary Elizabeth Platt To say that 2020--and now, 2021—was a year of growth would be a vast understatement. The world is forever changed, day-to-day life is forever changed, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in health care. The COVID-19 pandemic stretched the US health care system to its limits, and well beyond, but in the face of adversity the health care industry is emerging stronger.
Telehealth is having its moment.
COVID-19 restrictions prompted an abrupt--almost instant—reliance on telehealth and other remote health monitoring systems.
In March 2020 alone, the use of telehealth services increased by 154 percent. [i]