Abstract
This Health Industry Insights report examines the expansion of evisit
capabilities and evolving payer and provider strategies with respect to
evisits. Consumers want to communicate online with their physicians and their
practices as easily as they do with other entities whom they do business with.
Announcements earlier this year by several major payers to reimburse physicians
for conducting evisits has generated more interest in the topic as evidenced by
the news coverage in the general and trade press.
"eVisits are evolving from portals that lay the groundwork for secure
patient-physician communication to integration with electronic medical records
(EMRs) and medical devices, to ultimately setting the stage for online care
provided on demand and in real time," said Lynne A. Dunbrack, Health Industry
Insights program director for Healthcare Payer and Provider Research.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Health Industry Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Brief Description of the Solution
- Figure: Asynchronous Patient/Physician Communication and eVisits
- Situation Overview
- Emerging Technology
- Figure: Asynchronous Patient/Physician Communication and eVisits
- Stage 1: Laying the Groundwork
- Stage 2: eVisits
- Stage 3: Integration with EMRs/PMS/PHRs
- Stage 4: Integration with Devices
- Stage 5: Online Care
- Strategies to Watch
- Factors Affecting Adoption
- Value Proposition for eVisits
- Barriers to eVisits
- Figure: Status of eVisit Deployment by U.S. Health Plans
- Figure: Status of eVisit Reimbursement by U.S. Health Plans
- Future Outlook
- Remaining Challenges
- Future Adoption Patterns
- What to Watch
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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