Teleconsultation in the form of video and audio calls has gained importance among medical professionals and patients in the U.S. and Canada
Digital health trends like remote patient monitoring, telemedicine, and health apps are driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence, AR/VR, and big data, shaping the global market. Consumers are increasingly open to telehealth and teleconsultation services, primarily for prescription refills, minor illnesses, and mental health conditions.
However, according to report, telemedicine usage for emergencies, physical therapy, and annual checkups remains low, with less than one-third of U.S. respondents utilizing these services in 2022. Video visits were the preferred virtual health approach for physicians, followed by chat via digital apps and physician-to-physician consultations.
In Canada, respondents showed willingness for digital health services, particularly digital prescription transfers and accessing personal health information online. Virtual consultations and video calls were preferred, with telephone calls and online chat being the most used virtual visit approaches. Minor illnesses, health follow-ups, and prescription refills were the top reasons for virtual visits, while mental health sessions and routine check-ups still leaned towards in-person visits.
Although digital health solutions are gaining popularity among patients and medical professionals, certain challenges still prevail
Although digital health solutions are gaining popularity among patients and medical professionals, certain challenges still prevail. The rising appeal of digital health tools has led to their demand not only among patients but also among medical professionals globally, and North America is no exception to this.
The USA has seen high demand for advanced healthcare solutions, such as online therapy sessions, sleep monitors, blood pressure monitors, among others, with more than two-thirds of consumers indicating that they plan to use more than one digital health app in the future as of 2022, according to the report.
Health apps and wearables are also now popular among consumers in the USA who use them multiple times a day or at least once daily, mainly for evaluating sleep, weight, and for exercise and monitoring heart rate. More than one-third of surveyed physicians in the U.S. claim that communication is more effective in person than virtually, while close to one-third of physicians believe that clinical considerations are also more effective in person rather than online, as of March 2022.
In Canada, most surveyed respondents indicated that they use at least one digital health service, with more than one-third of respondents accessing personal health information digitally as of November 2022.
Furthermore, more than half of surveyed healthcare providers in the U.S. use telehealth because it is easy to reach out to patients and allows flexibility in working remotely, with tech issues and difficulty in examining patients being the top challenges that more than half of surveyed physicians faced while using telehealth as of May 2022. Budget and return on investment, along with workforce shortages, were some other barriers that healthcare organizations faced when trying to reach the ideal digital health state as of February 2023.
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Questions Covered in the Report:
What were the preferred ways of accessing telemedicine among adults in the USA in 2022?
What were the main reasons for using health applications cited by adults in the USA as of January 2023?
What were the top benefits among patients and healthcare providers for using in May 2022?
What were the digital health services that respondents in Canada showed the most interest as of November 2022?
What was the type of health information that respondents in Canada have access to virtually in November 2022?
Countries Covered:
Canada
USA
Key Topics Covered:
1. Management Summary
2. Global
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023 (1 of 5)
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023 (2 of 5)
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023 (3 of 5)
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023 (4 of 5)
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023 (5 of 5)
Digital Health Market Size, in USD billion, 2022 & 2032f
Leading Digital Technology Investments Made in Digital Healthcare, in % of Healthcare Leaders, March 2022
Healthcare Services That Healthcare Leaders Are Offering vs Those They Are Willing to Offer in 3 Years, in % of Healthcare Leaders, February 2023 (1 of 2)
Healthcare Services That Healthcare Leaders Are Offering vs Those They Are Willing to Offer in 3 Years, in % of Healthcare Leaders, February 2023 (2 of 2)
Total Digital Health Funding, in USD billion, & Factors Leading to the Decline of Digital Health Funding, 2020-2022
Total Digital Health Funding, by Region, in USD million & Number of Deals, in Absolute Number, Q4 2022
Total Digital Health Funding, by Segments, in USD billion & Number of Deals, in Absolute Number, Q4 2022
Breakdown of Deals Among Investors, in % of Investors, Q4 2022
Share of Healthcare Leaders Who Believe Virtual Care Had or Will Have the Biggest Impact on Improving Care, in %, February 2023
Share of Trust in Predictive Analytics Across Clinical Settings, by Region, in % of Healthcare Leaders, March 2022
Adoption of Predictive Analytics in Clinical Setting, by Country, in % of Healthcare Leaders, March 2022
Share of Adults Who Used Health Apps, in %, February 2022
Level of Positive Impact That Healthcare Executives Believe AI Will Have on Their Organization in the Future, in % of Healthcare Executives, 2022e
Share of Healthcare Executives for Whom IT/Security Breaches Are Primary Concerns About Disinformation Attacks, in %, 2022e
Share of Healthcare Leaders Who Want to Partner Outside Their Healthcare System & Types of Organizations They Want to Partner With, in %, February 2023
Share of Patients Who Enrolled or Are Likely to Enroll in Receiving Electronic Bills from Their Healthcare Providers, in %, 2022
3. North America
3.1. Regional
Overview and Trends in Digital Health, May 2023
3.2. USA
Share of Physicians Who Believe Select Elements Work Better in-Person Than Virtually, in %, March 2022
Breakdown of Physicians Who Believe Digital Health Solutions are Beneficial, in %, 2022e
Top Virtual Health Approach Implemented by Physicians, in % of Physicians, March 2022
Top Healthcare Areas Where Technology Will be Beneficial, in % of Physicians, 2022e
Top Digital Health Solutions Physicians are Enthusiastic About, in % of Physicians, 2022e
Frequency of Using Health Apps Among Adults, in % of Adults, January 2023
Top Reasons for Using Health Applications, in % of Adults, January 2023
Top 10 Mobile Health and Fitness Applications, by Downloads, in Millions, 2022
Share of Adults Who are Concerned About Privacy of Their Health Data on Their Smartphone Apps, by Generation, in %, January 2023
Frequency of Using Health Wearables Among Adults, in % of Adults, January 2023
Share of Wearable Owners Willing to Share Their Health Data, in %, 2022e
Share of Respondents Who Accessed Healthcare via Telemedicine at Some Point in Their Lives, in %, 2022
Share of Respondents Aged 55+ Who Used Telemedicine, in %, 2022
Breakdown of Respondents Who Prefer in-Person Care vs Telemedicine, by Categories, in %, 2022
Preferred Way of Accessing Telemedicine Among Adults, in % of Adults, 2022
Top Benefits Among Patients for Using Telehealth, in % of Patients, May 2022
Top Benefits Among Healthcare Providers of Using Telehealth, in % of Healthcare Providers, May 2022
Top Challenges That Healthcare Providers Faced While Using Telehealth, in % of Healthcare Providers, May 2022
Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Select Healthcare Outcomes, in % of Healthcare Executives, July 2022
Top Effects of Virtual Health on Access to Care for Underprivileged Groups, in % of Physicians, March 2022
Top 3 Barriers Hindering Organization's Ability to Reach Ideal Digital Health State, in % of Health System Leaders, February 2023
3.3. Canada
Share of Respondents Who Showed Interest in at Least One Digital Health Service, in %, November 2022
Types of Digital Health Services Respondents are Interested in, in % of Respondents, November 2022
Share of Respondents Who Accessed Their Personal Health Information Online, in %, November 2022
Types of Personal Health Information That Respondents Have Access to Online, in % of Respondents, November 2022
Virtual Visit Types That Respondents are Most Interested in, in % of Respondents, November 2022
Top Reasons for Choosing Virtual Visits Over In-Person Visits, in % of Respondents, November 2022
Preferred Virtual Visit Type as per Health Encounters, in % of Respondents, November 2022
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