Telehealth's impact on healthcare's physical environment

Technology has decreased the traffic into and capital spent on brick-and-mortar healthcare facilities


Technology has decreased the traffic into and capital spent on brick-and-mortar healthcare facilities, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.

Healthcare services is now dealing with the physical space versus cyberspace equation as telehealth grows.

So far, the focus has been on integrating the technology into hospital-based services. Telehealth technologies are also developing that could change outpatient services.

As more patients see their care providers virtually, the need for bricks-and-mortar outpatient healthcare space will decrease.

Read the article.

 



January 13, 2017


Topic Area: Information Technology


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