| The business case for mobile health continues to grow across the health care landscape. The reasons are simple - better access, more convenience, at a lower cost. Win-win-win. As technology improves while bandwidth and data costs decline, the return on investment for providers, payers and health systems multiply. Earlier this year, Modern Healthcare discussed these trends (link here): Convenience is a big benefit of telehealth, but it's not the only one. By encouraging patients with common ailments to seek care virtually, doctors can free up in-office primary care appointments for patients with more serious conditions. About a fifth of all urgent primary care visits could easily be conducted through virtual care, according to a 2015 report by the Advisory Board, a consulting firm. |  |
