For the white paper -- titled, "Competitive Dynamics in the World Telehealth Market: 2011 to 2020" -- researchers analyzed the current telehealth market and developed projections for the market's future (Rodak, Becker's Hospital Review, 11/30).
Key Findings
Researchers noted that the telehealth market currently is made up of three types of entities that generally collaborate. The three types of entities are:
- Data transmission suppliers, which provide information exchange technology for telehealth systems;
- Gateway suppliers, which provide telehealth hubs and user platforms; and
- Peripheral device suppliers, which provide remote monitoring devices -- such as blood pressure monitors and glucose meters -- that are used in conjunction with telehealth services.
The white paper predicts that competition in the telehealth market will increase as the entities attempt to expand the types of telehealth services they provide. For example, gateway suppliers might begin developing peripheral devices.
The report also predicts that competition will increase among data transmission suppliers as more cellular network providers and broadband suppliers enter the telehealth market (InMedica release, 11/28).
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Quelle/Source: iHealthBeat, 01.12.2011
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