Here are the top four roadblocks physicians see to implementing telemedicine:
1. Medical/liability concerns: 60 percent
2. Reimbursement concerns: 43 percent
3. Technical problems: 40 percent
4. Privacy/security issues: 40 percent
Here are the top five roadblocks patients see to implementing telemedicine:
1. Not sure diagnoses via telemedicine are as accurate: 64 percent
2. My physicians don’t offer telemedicine: 51 percent
3. Concerned about insurance coverage: 40 percent
4. Privacy/security issues: 33 percent
5. Technical problems connecting via phone or video: 31 percent
The perceived roadblocks for physicians varied by practice location; the urban physicians were most concerned about malpractice liability while rural physicians were most concerned about technical problems with the technology.
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