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To me, the current value of telehealth lies in three main areas: fi-
nance, care coordination and growth strategies. From a financial
perspective, this is an ROI-driven value creation discussion. When
we look at care coordination, the value is around efficiency. Regard-
ing growth strategies, the value is on increased market share and
improved patient retention.
When we approach telehealth in the hospital space, we make sure
there is a substantial understanding of the value in the telehealth
program.
Q: What do you see as the future of telehealth, and how will
Teladoc adapt to meet these changes head-on?
AR: I think we will see sub-specialty care being provided. e next
market demand is for behavioral health. Dermatology is also where the
market is headed. Aer that, cardiology and orthopedics for post-op
care are the next logical ones.
Another big rock that the industry will need to address is around data
integration. First thing to solve for is to simply share the data, and I
think we're doing a decent job at it now. But now we have to find ways
of making the data consumable and actionable.
Finally, the industry is headed is from acute care to longitudinal and
more complex care. We started with acute general care which we are
doing very well with. Adding in specialty care, peripheral devices and
then sharing data all moves us toward that path. n
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