Skip to main content
 

Are Healthcare Systems About to be Amazoned? Telemedicine and Lessons from Internet Services

Two decades ago, few people would have accepted the idea that the upstart online bookseller Amazon.com would ultimately undermine the profitability and survival of brick and mortar retail chains.

Now, telemedicine platforms are poised to create the same type of dramatic disruption in the delivery of healthcare services. And, I increasingly find that healthcare executives are in denial. Many healthcare industry leaders steadfastly believe that the benefits of their physical presence will provide a permanent bulwark against competition originating in the digital realm. Sadly, they are mistaken.

As detailed in this article, executives at health systems, as well as doctors across a range of specialties, ignore the coming transformation at their peril. The single most important lesson of the past two decades is that a physical presence is, ultimately, a weak barrier to virtual competition.

Continue reading at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/are-healthcare-systems-about-to-be-amazoned-telemedicine_us_590f5cffe4b056aa2363d62d

More News

  • Why Do the Principals of Cardeation Capital Think Joining Forces Makes Sense for Innovation?

    Click the link below to listen: Medtech Talk Podcast hosted by Tom…

  • The American Heart Association’s Innovative Solution Personalizes Cardiovascular Condition Management With Tailored Engagement to Improve Population Wellness and Reduce Readmissions

    DALLAS, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients battling cardiovascular diseases, and even people hoping…

  • Data Science Drives Education and Insights to People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

    Livongo Joins American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology and Innovation to…

  • GoMo Health Teams Up with the American Heart Association to Beat Cardiovascular Disease

    GoMo Health is excited to announce that we are joining the American…

Sign up for our mailing list