In a 2021 survey, 51% of patients prefer a digital connection for five key interactions

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Patients nowadays lean more towards online transactions over in-person ones. From scheduling appointments, paying bills, or filling out paperwork, everything can be done digitally now.

Author: PatientPop

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Telehealth Medicine

47% of patients state they would prefer a telehealth appointment if given the option

Between 2019 and 2020, the share of organizations that offered telehealth rose from 38.2% to 69%

Telehealth utilization rose 5.5% in December, up slightly from November, according to Fair Health’s national monthly tracker

80% of physicians surveyed believed that telehealth provided patients better access to care since using it

Telehealth use continues at levels 38x higher than before the pandemic

Researchers found that 8.3 million Medicare beneficiaries participated in a telehealth visit, & of these, 5% had one or more out-of-state telehealth visits

Telehealth, physician payment, training more doctors & pandemic preparedness are among the health care provisions in the federal government’s $1.7 trillion budget for 2023

9/10 health systems say their organization plans to offer virtual visits for specialty & primary care next year

15-30% of Physicians are adopting AI software to reduce patient no-show rates

Among the healthcare consumers open to continuing telehealth use, 55% preferred virtual visits for primary care

More 2021 Stats

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated disruptions have strained health systems, with 25 million children missing out on vaccination in 2021

63% of adults use telehealth as a preventative service, prescription refill, or routine visit for a chronic illness

One model examining the financial impact of COVID-19 on U.S. primary care practices estimates that $15.1 billion is needed to neutralize revenue losses nationally

The average doctor spends about 15.6 hrs per week on paperwork, EHR documentation, reading clinical articles, & participating in professional associations

Healthcare providers report that many physicians were also affected by COVID-19, with 64% claiming that the pandemic made their burnout worse

IDC predicts that by 2023 nearly 2/3 (or more) of all patients will be able to access healthcare through a digital front end by 2023

More than one-third of patients (36.4 percent) have left a healthcare provider in the last two years

In a 2021 survey, 51% of patients prefer a digital connection for five key interactions

The AMA survey data show 49.1% of patient care physicians worked in physician-owned practices, down from 54% of physicians in the 2018 survey

Between 2021 and 2026, experts predict that the global pharmaceutical industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.41%