2015 witnessed the adoption of healthcare video conferencing in the healthcare industry. There is broad recognition that the future of healthcare is beyond the stationed hospitals and home. The focus is on implementation into the system. Read to know the trends in the healthcare industry.

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Vidyo Blog Post | December 16, 2015
Today, there is broad
recognition that the
future of healthcare is
beyond the hospital’s
four walls and into the
home, and the focus is
on implementation.
Author: Mark Noble
Talking Telemedicine: What’s Trending
in Healthcare
In 2015, all but eight states introduced at least one bill related to
telemedicine to their state legislature. What’s more, state lawmakers floated
a total of 200 bills across the country.* It’s clear that the policy hurdles that
were once significant barriers to telemedicine are rapidly becoming
enablers.
Vidyo’s line of sight into the telemedicine industry is deep. Our technology
is used by many of the leading names in healthcare for clinical workflows,
and from that standpoint, we have some well-informed opinions on what
types of telehealth applications are poised to be transformative and
pervasive in the year to come.
Until recently, most of the large IDNs were planning telehealth strategies
that extended beyond the traditional hospital to clinic workflows, and only a
few visionaries were actually implementing. Today, there is broad
recognition that the future of healthcare is beyond the hospital’s four walls
and into the home, and the focus is on implementation.
A key driver of telehealth implementation is the marked shift in provider
compensation models. The pay-for-service model is being replaced with a
pay-for-performance model, which means that the health system is
responsible for the patient’s health, not just the episodic treatment. Thus,
home health-monitoring applications for chronic disease management,
wellness coaching and related programs have promise for significant
returns for the provider in Accountable Care Organization models.

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We expect this patient centric trend to continue into 2016 with home health monitoring for chronic
disease management heating up and growing interest in population health management.
* http://mobihealthnews.com/content/state-lawmakers-introduced-more-200-telemedicine-bills-2015
So what does this all mean for telehealth today and in the
future? 2015 showed a focus on patient-centric engagement via
patient portals and EHRs, with video visits and post-discharge
follow-ups as some of the leading workflows in this arena in
2015. We’ve seen a real urgency around getting these
workflows implemented to reduce costly re-admissions and
improved patient satisfaction scores (HCAHPS) which now have
impact on Medicare reimbursement.