1. Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA
University of Colorado School of Medicine

2. Persistent Barriers
Licensure and credentialing
Liability
Security and Confidentiality
Reimbursement
Human factors: education, training, incentives,
workflow disruption
Technical : lack of turnkey complete solution
International issues

3. Examples
www.medvoy.com
www.diversinet.com
www.cotelecare.com
www.interactivemd.com
www.nutritashealth.com

4. Solutions
National medical/telemedicine license
Mandatory telemedicine reimbursement parity
Medical school/GME digital health education and
competency
Global medical liability solutions
Technical improvements
Managing professional and patient expectations
Security and confidentiality
Digital integration and connectedness

5. Bottom Line
There will be continuing incremental improvement in the
use of telemedicine in 2013
Manpower and fiscal crises will drive the adaptation of
non face-to-face care modalities
Businesses will continue to experiment with care and
business models
The industry will continue to be fragmented
Insurance, IT/telecom technology and payers will
continue to merge
There will eventually be a rollup of small players into
several dominant telemedicine players

6. Bottom Line
There will be continuing incremental improvement in the
use of telemedicine in 2013
Manpower and fiscal crises will drive the adaptation of
non face-to-face care modalities
Businesses will continue to experiment with care and
business models
The industry will continue to be fragmented
Insurance, IT/telecom technology and payers will
continue to merge
There will eventually be a rollup of small players into
several dominant telemedicine players