Global telehealth market setrnto expand tenfold by 2018

摘要

The global telehealth market isrnexpected to grow by more than a factorrnof 10 from 2013 to 2018, as medicalrnproviders increasingly employ remoterncommunications and monitoringrntechnology to reduce costs andrnimprove the quality of care, accordingrnto IHS Technology. Worldwide revenue for telehealth devices and servicesrnis expected to swell to $4.5 billion inrn2018, up from $440.6 million in 2013.rnThe number of patients using telehealthrnservices will rise to 7 million in 2018, uprnfrom less than 350,000 in 2013.