The business of telehealth is booming, and it’s not going to let up once the pandemic passes, either. Right now people are discovering telemedicine for the first time because it’s safer than going to the doctor in person, and once they realize how easy and convenient it is they are unlikely to give up that convenience. Telehealth companies are going to experience a major boom as a result, and providers and hospitals need to prepare for the future of telehealth.

Telehealth includes telemedicine but it also includes many other aspects of healthcare outside of doctor-patient relationships. Telehealth can be used for remote patient education, physician teleconferences for training or patient status reviews, monitoring a patient’s vital signs remotely, and more. Telemedicine is just one aspect of this, and it’s the one patients most often interact with.

In order for patients to be able to continue to receive remote medical care, physician practices and hospitals are going to have to gear up for telemedicine visits. Learn more about the latest advances in telemedicine from the infographic below.