The data displays the principle applications for telemedicine in U.S. emergency departments, according to a survey conducted among hospital and health system representatives during February 2016. It was found that 79% of organizations have deployed telemedicine or plan to within three years use telemedicine, or will use telemedicine, principally for specialty neuro/stroke consults.
Specialty neuro/stroke consults | 79 |
Behavioral health consults | 40 |
Remote diagnosis via diagnostics interface | 17 |
Patient monitoring in lieu of bedside observers | 14 |
Specialty surgery consults | 10 |
Pediatric consults | 6 |
Burn consults | 4 |
Don't know | 1 |